Today’s PAP is no longer the PAP of the past
Lee Hsien Yang says that, "the PAP has lost its way", and that, "today's PAP is no longer the PAP of my father". Indeed, when you look at the PAP candidates today, except for four (Hsien Loong, Shan, Chee Hean and Iswaran), all of the PAP candidates today only entered politics after 2000. In fact, look at the chart below - do...
The Ivan Lim episode shows that Singaporeans have the power to make our voices heard
All too often, Singaporeans have felt resigned that once the People’s Action Party has decided on a course of action, there is nothing much that can be done about it. However, the swift withdrawal of Ivan Lim as a PAP candidate for the general election shows that an active citizenry can make the ruling party reverse course. In...
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...
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