The Ah Seng Story – which is the real one
Mr Speaker, The reasons for the Opposition’s objection to the GST have been documented extensively in social media and in the minds of Singaporeans. As PSP’s Secretary General, Francis Yuen, has said, “the move to hike GST is Unnecessary, Untimely and Uncompassionate”. The Government has basically put up two arguments against the Opposition. First, while […]
Why Do Taxpayers Need To Pay $2.4 Billion?
Mr Speaker Sir, the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) has repeatedly stressed the need to rein in public expenditures before we increase taxes like the GST. Our Budget has been increasing at an a fast pace over the last 20 years, and this is not only because of increases in healthcare and social welfare spending. In […]
Public Defender’s Office: Increase the Number of Singaporeans Who Qualify for Legal Aid
This speech was given with regard to the proposed establishment of a Public Defender’s Office, and delivered on 1 August 2022. Mr Deputy Speaker, I rise in support of the Bill. We commend the Government for putting forward this Bill to improve access to justice for the underprivileged in Singapore. We are heartened that in […]
Proposed Amendments to the ABSD Bill to Prevent Exploitation by the Rich
This speech was given with regards to the proposed new Additional Buyers’ Stamp Duty rules, and delivered on 5 July 2022. Deputy Speaker, I support the Bill. However, the government should have introduced this Bill at least 10 years ago, around 2011 when the Additional Buyer Stamp Duty (ABSD) was introduced. We are disappointed that […]
Streamline the Government Structure So Money Is Used Efficiently
This speech was part of the Budget 2022 Committee of Supply Debate, and delivered on 8 March 2022. In this Budget, we are looking for ways to cut costs. The most effective way to cut costs is to streamline the Government structure. We should ensure the money is applied efficiently. For each social purpose there […]
Questioning Whether Government Expenditure Can Be Cut Before Decision to Raise Taxes
This speech was part of the Budget 2022 Committee of Supply Debate, and delivered on 8 March 2022. Before we raise taxes, we should consider whether there are expenditures we can cut. However, it is not easy to understand the expenditures in the Budget. Hence I have the following questions. Can the Minister present the […]
Budget 2022: Accountability Needed Regarding Singaporeans’ Job Prospects
This speech was part of the Budget 2022 Committee of Supply Debate, and delivered on 8 March 2022. On 7th Feb 2022, the MOM’s rebuke of prominent blogger, Leong Sze Hian’s intuitive post last Christmas on job statistics highlighted the issue of job security for Singaporeans once again. Do foreign PMETs complement Singaporeans or do […]
Budget 2022: Review COVID Vaccination-Differentiated Policies
This speech was part of the Budget 2022 Committee of Supply Debate, and delivered on 8 March 2022. Since the end of last year, many countries around the world have removed most, if not all of the Covid differentiation measures. With the infection cases and deaths from Covid still at a high level, we are […]
$900 Million of Tax Dollars to Floundering SPH: Profits Shareholders Take, Losses Taxpayers Pay?
This speech was part of the Budget 2022 Committee of Supply Debate, and delivered on 8 March 2022. I was surprised to learn at the February sitting that taxpayers may have to pay up to $900 million over 5 years to support SPH Media Trust (SMT), the government-owned publisher of most of Singapore’s mainstream newspapers. […]
Budget 2022: More Can be Done to Help Low-Middle Income Singaporeans
This speech was given with regards to the proposed GST hike in Budget 2022, and delivered on 28 February 2022. Mr Speaker, the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) will not support this Budget because of the GST hike. Middle class Singaporeans will have to bear an additional GST burden of $1.2 billion per year. On top […]