The Other Side Of The Moon
Watching this video after 8 years, I feel a little sad that the gains made between 2011 and 2012 were lost with the death of Lee Kuan Yew. The 2015 general election swept the PAP to power with a stifling majority of nearly 70% of the popular votes. But starting today, my optimism and faith in the people of Singapore has returned....
Corporate tax and GST
Someone said that corporate tax was at 40% previously. It dropped after the introduction of GST. This statement is not true. It is sad that people can hold a strong belief in a false statement. GST was introduced on 1 April 1994 at the rate of 3%. It was increased in two stages to 5% and 7% which is the current rate. The finance...
Ivan Lim has proven the case for the opposition
As mentioned in my last posting, there’s very little to say about Singapore’s General Elections. The result is a forgone conclusion and it’s a question of how badly the opposition parties get drubbed. As I’ve argued constantly, while the PAP governments have made mistakes, they’ve not done enough to lose elections....
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