Is the GST rationale still valid after 20 years?
In 1994, Good and Services Tax (GST) was introduced as part of an overall tax reform package. The idea of a consumption based tax was to move away from the heavy reliance on income taxes for the government’s revenue. The main objective behind this tax reform was to promote exports in order to make the economy more competitive....
Talent is an abused term in employment
The term talent has been shooting off everyone’s mouth like referring to gold or diamond. And often this term is prefixed with another word, foreign, and conveniently attached together as foreign talent. What does this mean to the users of these terms, the ordinary people, the employers, job seekers and the govt? Very often...
Imagine a life without the PAP
Throughout history, we have seen capable and well brought-up leaders fall from grace because the very premise in which they gained power from no longer holds. The Earl of Somerset, Edward Seymour, was one such person: Even with the backing of powerful 2 kings, his arrogance and disconnect from people forced him out of power...
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