Mr Chairman, I have several questions pertaining to CPF contributions for platform workers. It has been announced that transitional assistance will be provided to platform workers who earn below $2500 to help them cope with the new requirement to contribute CPF. However, those earning above $2500 will also have difficulty adjusting to a lower take […]
Mr Chairman, First of all, I declare that I run an education company operating education centres and a private school. Allow me to quote extracts from Everychild.sg’s White Paper developed by Singaporean parents: “…the cultural norm among many Singaporean families is for a parent … to plan to take time off during the child’s PSLE
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Mr Chairman, the PAP Government and some of its MPs like to invoke the claim of “raiding of reserves” to attack alternative policy ideas and proposals put up by the Opposition. In order to have a more productive debate in this House, it will be helpful to have an understanding of what constitutes “raiding of
Mr Chairman, I have questions for the Minister of Finance. Firstly, the termination payment for the Sports Hub was advanced from the Contingencies Fund and this House is now being asked to vote on replacing the amount in a Supplementary Supply Bill. How much is this termination payment? The Contingencies Fund was created for urgent
Mr Chairman, Two weeks ago, on 6 Feb, Minister Indranee answered Parliamentary Questions on the decision not to prosecute the KOM executives involved in a corruption case. She said that it was standard practice not to issue any statement if law enforcement agencies decided not to proceed after an investigation. But if anyone has questions
Mr Speaker Sir, We welcome the financial assistance that the DPM has announced in Budget 2023 to help Singaporeans cope with the rising cost of living and inflation. However, we are not sure whether more of the same short-term, ad hoc financial assistance will strengthen the resilience of Singaporeans and help them move forward in
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Mr Speaker, It was announced that the grant for resale HDB flats will be increased in order to make resale flats more affordable for first timers. This is exactly the price spiral I spoke about during the debate on public housing 2 weeks ago. The resale grant will push up demand for resale flats and
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Mr Speaker Sir, I thank the Ministers, Senior Minister of State, Minister of State and Members for making so many contributions which have enabled us to have a lively debate on public housing. I have certainly learned a lot from this debate because the rebuttal points have been specific and substantial. While we may differ
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Mr Speaker, We are all familiar with the low total fertility rate (TFR) in Singapore. As Minister Indranee shared with us on 4 Oct 2022 in response to my Parliamentary Question, many couples continue to aspire to have their own home before they start a family. The affordability and accessibility of HDB flats therefore play
PUBLIC HOUSING POLICIES: That this House calls upon the Government to review its public housing policies in order to deliver affordable and accessible HDB flats to all Singaporeans, strengthen the owner-occupation intent of public housing, protect retirement adequacy and keep public housing inclusive for every Singaporean of each generation. Mr Speaker Sir, The Progress Singapore
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