Value Meals vending machine at The Hillside condo sparks concern, PA says no public funds used
Should a Value Meals vending machine be made available to residents of a private condominium?
That was the question raised by a self-described “Concerned Gen Z Citizen”, who suspected taxpayer money had been used to subsidise the machine at The Hillside condominium on Upper Bukit Timah Road.
However, the People’s Association (PA) later clarified how the initiative was funded.
Netizen questions if taxpayer money was used for condo vending machine
On 15 July, a user on the r/SingaporeRaw subreddit posted a photo of a Value Meals vending machine at The Hillside condominium.
Source: Reddit
Part of the Value Meals @ South West initiative, a partnership between the South West Community Development Council (CDC) and food service provider Select Group, the vending machines offer meals priced at S$3 or less.
Residents who receive credits through the Taste Asia app can also use them to redeem meals.
After seeing the Reddit post, Concerned Gen Z Citizen emailed MCCY and the People’s Association (PA) to ask whether taxpayer funds were being used to subsidise meals for private condominium residents, copying MS News in the correspondence.
“I strongly object to public tax dollars being used to subsidise meals inside private estates,” they told MS News.
As the machine displayed the logos of the PA and Citizens’ Consultative Committee (CCC), the citizen suspected that the initiative was financially supported by the former.
As the PA is funded by taxpayer money, they argued that public funds should instead be directed towards lower-income residents and estates.
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