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Will Singaporeans be over taxed?

Will Singaporeans be over taxed?

As increasing or lowering taxes are politically significant decisions, I expected to see some consideration of the PAP's leadership transition with respect to the timing of an increase in taxes in this Straits Times piece. Raising taxes before a new PAP Prime Minister takes office would allow the new leader to start on a relatively... 

PAP cannot be trusted to keep election promises on not raising taxes

PAP cannot be trusted to keep election promises on not raising taxes

During the general elections in 2015, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam denied the SDP's warnings that the government would raise the GST. At that time, he said that “there is no basis” to claims that the GST would be increased to fund increased public spending. But Mr Lee Hsien Loong finally admitted yesterday at the PAP conference... 

Leon Perera: Questions not answered in Parliament

Leon Perera: Questions not answered in Parliament

Leon Perera Some citizens I meet on outreach and house visits have asked me why they do not see WP MPs asking more questions in Parliament. In fact many, many Parliamentary Questions are filed by WP MPs. Unlike most developed country legislatures, our Parliament generally sits for 1-2 days month, except for the annual Budget... 



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