The people of Singapore have to pay many layers of direct and indirect taxes.
The direct taxes are income tax, goods and services tax, vehicle taxes (including COE, road tax, petrol tax, parking fees and ERP), levy on foreign maids, taxes on liquor, tobacco, gambling and stamp duties.
Some of these taxes, such as COE and stamp duty on properties are big ticket items.
The sale of state land is another large source of revenue to the government but it is accounted separately.
The government collects more revenue than is needed to provide the public goods. It generates a large surplus in most years, which are transferred to the national reserves or to various endowment funds (which are difficult to keep track of).
The alternative to generating a large surplus is to reduce the tax burden and lower the cost of living borne by the people.
Some of the government spending are unnecessary (such as the $550 million on ERP 2.0) or excessive (such as the very high salaries paid to political office holders). There are many other examples that have been quoted elsewhere
As the ordinary people struggle with the high cost of living, they should send a strong message in the coming general election that they want this important bread and butter issue to be addressed at its root cause.
Tan Kin Lian
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Desire more funds- just increase taxes, GST, plus plus.
Want your own people to be president- change the rules.
Struggling with housing issues- inpose people can only put one name or pay ABSD.
Planning for a GE- select a date when things look like in the ruling party's favour.
Difficult to govern this country?- the devil is own people and beat devil also own people!?
Living conditions of the human species have retrogressed over time. In the olden days, 990 sq. ft.
equaled 2 bedrooms, but nowadays it is equivalent to 3 bedrooms plus 1 study. Those
individuals in Ridout, Oxley and 50 million dollar
homes seem to lack guilt regarding this disparity. They have no heart for the living.
It is wonder people everywhere feel so agitated all the time.
Collection just for housing alone:-
1. Land Sales.
2. GST.
3. Workers Levy.
4. ABSD.
5. Stamp Duty
5. Property Taxes
6. Missing
7. ?
Looking Forward To Them Toh Tio This Coming Election. We Need People With Slight Empathy At Least To Feel For Our Fellow Human And Not Just There To Do A Job For Monetary Gain. They Suck.
There are choices. If you don't mind some leaks here and there, you can consider buying the older, low-rise estate. They tend to be bigger in size, have lower prices per square foot, and have proper kitchens and washing areas. Plus, you can renovate them to suit your needs.
(Living conditions of the human species have retrogressed over time. In the olden days, 990 sq. ft.
equaled 2 bedrooms, but nowadays it is equivalent to 3 bedrooms plus 1 study. Those
individuals in Ridout, Oxley and 50 million dollar
homes seem to lack guilt regarding this disparity. They have no heart for the living.
It is wonder people everywhere feel so agitated all the time.)
NOT FORGETTING ALL THE NEW ONES COME WITH 10% BALCONY ADDED TO THE BUILT-IN AREA AND AIR CON LEDGE.
Love Jokes.
LKY made an unannounced and ad-hoc visit to a show flat. He did not go around shaking hands. Like his usual brilliant and sophisticated awareness: 'This is not a game of cards. You cannot sell people million dollar homes with tiny-made furniture and cramp people like sardines.'
With his no-nonsense beat-around-the-bush:'This is inhumane. Humans are our only natural resources and we have been talking about mental health. No wonder births kept dipping and people have become wackos. Of course we need money but not with such greed. Noticed that during holidays, people are jumping across neighbouring countries to get space and destress. We cannot afford to keep driving out our people.'
Thank You LKY for your unwavering sincerity and generous concern.
Residential Crowding Impacts: These impacts are lack of personal space and individuals privacy, elevated blood pressure, lower academic performance, crowding anxiety, the easy spread of infectious diseases, distractions, mental and physical clutter, easily kicked into furniture with bent toes, reduced productivity, depression, not enough storage, health-risks, increase conflicts, claustrophobia, psychological problems, uncomfortably, compromised lifestyle, feelings of suffocation, quality of life is reduced, noise, relationships breakdown. Tiny homes are causing big problems!
Leadership with a heart.
See your people through the eyes of empathy first – then eyes of culture, and finally the eyes of impact.
We need leaders not in love with money but in love with justice. Not in love with publicity but in love with humanity.
Whoever came up with the concept of forced savings through CPF has great talent. This lightens the burden of down payment and monthly loan servicing for the masses, which would otherwise be heavy.
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