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#GE2025: PAP's Desmond Lee responds to opposition's calls for GST exemption, says 'we want to make it progressive'
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GST is collected from everybody who spends and we want to make it progressive by making sure that we support lower and middle income households, and this is done most effectively through targeted measures," argued National Development Minister Desmond Lee.
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Can’t say The rich contribute more GST , now a days fly around the countries so fast and easy . Even fly in private jets.
Those rich spend at other countries not in Sg.
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(25-04-2025, 10:30 PM)[[ForeverAlone]] Wrote: Can’t say The rich contribute more GST , now a days fly around the countries so fast and easy . Even fly in private jets.
Those rich spend at other countries not in Sg.
Very contradicting
Shanm say top 20% earner mostly contributed GST
Communicated with PMO say mostly GST come from foreigners and tourists?
Now this monitor lee says everyone
Which is which?
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(25-04-2025, 11:00 PM)Bigiron Wrote: Very contradicting
Shanm say top 20% earner mostly contributed GST
Communicated with PMO say mostly GST come from foreigners and tourists?
Now this monitor lee says everyone
Which is which?
In NPark, under his care, they called him monitor lizard because all he can do is say monitor the hdb when hdb price is shooting up and long queue for bto.
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Increase numbed as progressive