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....
Homeless in Singapore’s island paradise
You may recall that I wrote about the sad case of Rebecca Loh and the tragic consequences of our government’s callous policy of self-reliance at all costs. Recently I was saddened again by the plight of another victim of similar callousness though as yet still mercifully without the same tragic consequences. I know of Madam...
The PAP govt has lost ‘output legitimacy’
The ST has for several weeks been writing about the loss of trust between the people and the govt, and laying the blame on the people ("daft") who are distracted by the new media's DRUMS beating the RAVII theme (OK I exaggerate but juz a little). (BTW, here in a different context, I've looked at the role the new media plays:...
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