Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Prime Minister and Minister for Finance (a) whether there are any updates on when the Shared Responsibility Framework for certain types of phishing scams will come into operation; and (b) whether there are any updates on a compensatory framework for other types of scams, such as those perpetrated by malware fraud.Continue reading “UPDATE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FRAMEWORK FOR PHISHING SCAMS”
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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”
TRACKING AND INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS FOR FOOD ALLERGIES IN CHILDREN
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry tracks the rates of food allergies in children; (b) if so, what is the current percentage of children who are estimated to have food allergies; (c) what are the trends observed over the last 10 years; and (d) whether the Ministry is undertakingContinue reading “TRACKING AND INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS FOR FOOD ALLERGIES IN CHILDREN”
ANALYSING PUBLIC BENEFITS OF EACH TRANSPORT MODE AND APPLYING FINDINGS TO INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether the Government does economic analyses of various modes of transport to determine and track the public benefits of each mode of transport in order to guide related policies, such as infrastructure planning; and (b) if so, how is such input taken into consideration in theContinue reading “ANALYSING PUBLIC BENEFITS OF EACH TRANSPORT MODE AND APPLYING FINDINGS TO INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING”
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND APPROVED FOR PARENTS TO HOME-SCHOOL THEIR CHILDREN
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Education in the last five years (a) how many applications are received from parents in each year to home-school their children; (b) how many of such applications are approved; and (c) what is the breakdown of the applications received based on age of the children. Mr Chan ChunContinue reading “APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND APPROVED FOR PARENTS TO HOME-SCHOOL THEIR CHILDREN”
RELIABILITY OF ERP 2.0 ON-BOARD UNITS INSTALLED
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Transport (a) for each month in 2024 to date, how many units of ERP 2.0 On-Board Units (OBU) have been installed; (b) how many of these units have been found to be faulty and needed servicing; (c) how many of these units have required replacement; and (d) howContinue reading “RELIABILITY OF ERP 2.0 ON-BOARD UNITS INSTALLED”
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