‘Tightening of foreign labour’ a lie
Government claims to have been tightening on foreign labour could never be reconciled with a population white paper that laid out a path to GDP growth through massive immigration. As I wrote at that time, propaganda rather than policy changes appeared to be driving the debate. The truth – that the government is not tightening...
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...
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