Family dynamics in Singapore are evolving, with fathers eager to take an active role in parenting - and the Government should support this, said MP Shawn Huang. He spoke in Parliament on Tuesday (Sep 19) during the debate on a Bill to increase paternity leave and unpaid infant care leave. Mr Huang cited overseas exampl
Singapore’s tax revenue collections have grown broadly in line with GDP. Higher tax revenue in Financial Year 2022 compared to the previous year was due to the country’s economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the growth momentum has benefited tax revenue collection in FY2023 but it is unclear if the
In Parliament on Tuesday (Sep 19), Minister of State for Social and Family Development Sun Xueling responded to clarifications sought by MPs on the Child Development Co-Savings (Amendment) Bill. The bill was approved in the House.
Suspension is not a determination of guilt; it is merely a measure that is commonly used to deal with situations where a person is under investigation. NCMP Hazel Poa said this in Parliament on Tuesday (Sep 19) in her response to the debate on two motions, filed by herself and Leader of the House Indranee Rajah, on the
Progress Singapore Party agrees with paying people well to stay corruption-free but it also believes that when a minister or parliamentarian is being investigated for corruption, he or she should be suspended from duty and not be paid for the time being, said NCMP Leong Mun Wai. Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday (Sep 1