Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for National Development whether HDB will consider expanding the Public Rental Scheme to accommodate a family nucleus household comprising one Singaporean and one non-Singaporean who is not a Singapore Permanent Resident. Mr Desmond Lee: The Housing and Development Board’s (HDB’s) public rental flats are heavily subsidised and limited in supply. TheyContinue reading “FEASIBILITY OF PUBLIC FLAT RENTAL SCHEME FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH ONE NON-SINGAPOREAN PR MEMBER”
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TAX TREATMENT FOR PAYOUTS FROM PROPOSED SKILLSFUTURE JOBSEEKER SUPPORT SCHEME
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower whether the payouts received by the participants of the proposed SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support scheme will be subject to income tax. Dr Tan See Leng: In Singapore, income is taxable and payouts from the SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support (JS) scheme are considered income. However, we intend to exemptContinue reading “TAX TREATMENT FOR PAYOUTS FROM PROPOSED SKILLSFUTURE JOBSEEKER SUPPORT SCHEME”
OFFERING SECOND OR THIRD LANGUAGE SUBJECTS TO SCHOOLS WHICH ARE NOT ASSESSABLE FOR ACADEMIC CREDIT
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Education whether there are any plans to offer second or third language subjects in primary and secondary schools, which will not be assessable for academic credit, but rather focused on functional literacy. Mr Chan Chun Sing: Primary and secondary schools conduct Conversational Chinese and Malay programmes as enrichmentContinue reading “OFFERING SECOND OR THIRD LANGUAGE SUBJECTS TO SCHOOLS WHICH ARE NOT ASSESSABLE FOR ACADEMIC CREDIT”
AVAILABILITY OF MORE COMMON PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS, SUCH AS FEBUXOSTAT, TO CONTAIN ESCALATING HEALTHCARE COSTS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health given the relatively easy accessibility of generic medication in neighboring jurisdictions, what is the reason for the non-availability of certain common pharmaceutical drugs, such as Febuxostat, in Singapore, especially in light of efforts to contain escalating healthcare costs. Mr Ong Ye Kung: Our healthcare institutions stock aContinue reading “AVAILABILITY OF MORE COMMON PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS, SUCH AS FEBUXOSTAT, TO CONTAIN ESCALATING HEALTHCARE COSTS”
ELIGIBILITY OF PROPERTY RENTERS FOR SKILLSFUTURE JOBSEEKER SUPPORT
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower whether the criterion that an applicant to the SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support not live in a property with an annual value of more than $25,000 also applies to applicants who are renting the property in which they reside. Dr Tan See Leng: The annual value criterion is basedContinue reading “ELIGIBILITY OF PROPERTY RENTERS FOR SKILLSFUTURE JOBSEEKER SUPPORT”
PERCENTAGE AND PROFILE OF RESIDENTS EMPLOYED IN FOREIGN-OWNED FIRMS EARNING GROSS MONTHLY INCOME ABOVE $12,500
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower (a) for each year from 2019 to 2024, what is the percentage of residents earning a gross monthly income of above $12,500 that worked in foreign-owned firms; and (b) what is the sectoral breakdown of these residents. Dr Tan See Leng: From 2019 to 2024, foreign-owned firmsContinue reading “PERCENTAGE AND PROFILE OF RESIDENTS EMPLOYED IN FOREIGN-OWNED FIRMS EARNING GROSS MONTHLY INCOME ABOVE $12,500”
INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED TO ENSURE FOOD DELIVERY PLATFORM OPERATORS ENGAGE ONLY SINGAPOREANS OR PRS AS FREELANCERS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower (a) apart from acting on complaints received, whether the Ministry conducts proactive inspections to ensure that food delivery riders working for the major food delivery platforms as freelancers are legitimate workers who are Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents; (b) if so, how often are these checksContinue reading “INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED TO ENSURE FOOD DELIVERY PLATFORM OPERATORS ENGAGE ONLY SINGAPOREANS OR PRS AS FREELANCERS”
REVIEW OF MEASURES AND HELP PROVIDED IN STUDENT BULLYING INCIDENTS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education (a) in each year of the past five years, how many reports has the Ministry received regarding incidents of bullying that occurred within or outside of school premises; and (b) in view of the recent bullying incidents at an Institute of Technical Education campus, a secondary schoolContinue reading “REVIEW OF MEASURES AND HELP PROVIDED IN STUDENT BULLYING INCIDENTS”
PLANS ON REVISING QUALIFICATION THRESHOLD OF $1 MILLION FOR GST REGISTRATION BY COMPANIES
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance in light of the increased rates of inflation experienced over the past few years, whether there are plans to revise the qualification threshold of $1 million for GST registration. Mr Chee Hong Tat: At the Committee of Supply debate on 28 February 2024, IContinue reading “PLANS ON REVISING QUALIFICATION THRESHOLD OF $1 MILLION FOR GST REGISTRATION BY COMPANIES”
IMPACT OF INCREASED WORK PASS QUALIFYING SALARIES ON SINGAPOREANS’ PAY
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Manpower whether the Ministry has studied if the increased salary qualification thresholds for Employment Pass and S Pass holders may have paradoxically led to a divergence in salaries paid to such Work Permit holders vis-à-vis Singaporeans as companies raise salaries to satisfy the qualification criteria for theirContinue reading “IMPACT OF INCREASED WORK PASS QUALIFYING SALARIES ON SINGAPOREANS’ PAY”
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