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Ordinary Singaporeans pay the highest tax rate in the world (Part 2)

Ordinary Singaporeans pay the highest tax rate in the world (Part 2)

I refer to a recent post, “Ordinary Singaporeans pay the highest tax rate in the world”, which has generated some interest and confusion. It would have been more convincing if I had used the example of a couple, each earning $30,000, or lower, instead of $40,000 a year. (with 2 children, living in a 4-room HDB flat, expenses... 

Nathan: Singaporeans are singing to me

Nathan: Singaporeans are singing to me

Former President S R Nathan In a recent exclusive ST interview [Link] which was published on 31 Jan, former President S R Nathan repeatedly refused to be drawn into commenting about the various aspects of the Elected Presidency, which the Government wants to review. However, he did note that Singapore practises a system akin... 

1970s soap resumes

1970s soap resumes

Tan Wah Piow Did ex NTUC sec-gen, PAP MP fabricate evidence, perverting the course of justice? So Tan Wah Piow is trying his luck, and rightly so. Judge Jennifer Marie’s remarks on Phey Yew Kok, former NTUC secretary-general and a PAP MP, during his sentencing: “The facts reveal that Phey, like a serial criminal, systematically... 



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