Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): Mr Chairman, with climate change, countries around the globe have been bracing themselves for changes in the nature of global supply chains and economic policy. One of the changes we have been following is the opening of the Northern Sea Route and how this may affect the economy of Singapore.Continue reading “The Northern Sea Route”
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Foreign Domestic Worker Levy Relief
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong (Hougang): Mr Chairman, a resident, who is a single father taking care of two daughters in their early teens, shared with me that while he welcomed the change in law last year doubling the paternity leave from two to four weeks, the benefits which he received are significantly less thanContinue reading “Foreign Domestic Worker Levy Relief”
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS RECEIVING TUITION GRANTS AND THEIR EMPLOYMENT STATUS AFTER GRADUATION
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Education in each year from 2017 to 2023 (a) how many international students who received the MOE Tuition Grant graduated from local Institutes of Higher Learning; (b) how many failed to update the Ministry of their employment status with Singapore entities within (i) one year (ii) two yearsContinue reading “INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS RECEIVING TUITION GRANTS AND THEIR EMPLOYMENT STATUS AFTER GRADUATION”
HAWKING LICENCES FOR STREETSIDE ICE CREAM VENDORS AND THEIR TRANSFERABILITY AND VALIDITY PERIOD
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) in the last 10 years, how many street hawking licences have been issued for streetside ice-cream vendors; (b) how many of these vendors are still active today; (c) whether the licences from the inactive vendors may be transferred to new applicants; andContinue reading “HAWKING LICENCES FOR STREETSIDE ICE CREAM VENDORS AND THEIR TRANSFERABILITY AND VALIDITY PERIOD”
MID-CAREER ENTRANTS TAKING UP NON-NURSING ROLES AT SENIOR OR AGEING CARE FACILITIES VIA GOVERNMENT-FUNDED CAREER PROGRAMMES
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Speaker. I think the Prime Minister announced the expansion of Active Ageing Centres at his National Day Rally last year. And in view of what would be significant manpower requirements, is there a plan that the Ministry has to ramp up or mobilise this manpower and what sort ofContinue reading “MID-CAREER ENTRANTS TAKING UP NON-NURSING ROLES AT SENIOR OR AGEING CARE FACILITIES VIA GOVERNMENT-FUNDED CAREER PROGRAMMES”
Safeguarding Bank Customers
Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Sir, in this environment of pervasive online scams, the Government should ensure that bank customers are adequately and fairly protected – both in prevention and in compensation. On this, I will raise two points today: developments in Australia and on Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre Ltd (FIDReC). First, on developments in Australia. InContinue reading “Safeguarding Bank Customers”
Defending Our Interests Underwater
Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Sir, as a maritime nation, Singapore is dependent on unfettered access to sea lanes of communication and air routes, bringing goods and people to and from our shores. Disruption of these connections could prove costly. Indeed, continued investments in our Air Force and Navy, as well as efforts to work with regionalContinue reading “Defending Our Interests Underwater”
Income Tax – Chargeable Income
Chairman, the chargeable income tax for the first $20,000 of one’s personal income is 0%. This has remained the case for many years. Even though the effective tax rate of 2% is in place for those earning between $20,000 to $30,000, a figure that comes up to $200, this amount is not insignificant, especially forContinue reading “Income Tax – Chargeable Income”
GST – Registration Threshold
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Chairman, the registration threshold of $1 million for the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been in place since 1994. The threshold works, for example, to exempt some small and medium enterprises (SMEs), such as hawkers and retail shops in our neighbourhoods. It also helps avoid incurring additional costs to comply withContinue reading “GST – Registration Threshold”
Singapore Population
Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap (Aljunied): Sir, according to figures released by the Government in 2023, our total population stands at around 5.9 million, of which 4.9 million are residents and 1.8 million are non-residents. Racial demographics have remained largely stable. The most worrying statistic released was the all-time low fertility rate of 1.04. SetContinue reading “Singapore Population”
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