Mr Speaker Sir, The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) system was introduced in 1990 to manage the growth of the car population in Singapore. It does so by allocating a limited supply of COEs via a bidding system. Those with the highest bids win the right to own a vehicle in Singapore. The COE system currently […]
Mr Speaker Sir, Scams have proliferated in recent years and appear to be increasing in number. In the first six months of 2024, scam victims in Singapore lost a record high of over $385.6 million. The Bill we are debating today is a groundbreaking one. If passed, we could be the first country in the […]
Mr Speaker Sir, I support the motion raised by my colleague Mr Leong Mun Wai. Many Singaporeans are extremely concerned about the cost of living. The cost of food, including hawker food, is a big part of such concerns. Out of the hundreds of complaints about price increases received by the Committee Against Profiteering, most […]
Mr Speaker, Sir, PSP supports the Child Development Co-Savings (Amendment) Bill. This Bill seeks to amend the Child Development Co-Savings Act (CDCA) for several purposes, including providing for new shared parental leave, doubling the total period of paid paternity leave to 4 weeks, and introducing protection for fathers against a notice of dismissal during paid […]
Mr Speaker Sir, I rise today in support of the Community Disputes Resolution (Amendment) Bill, which addresses longstanding issues arising from neighbourly disputes. Intransigent neighbours who engage in abusive behaviour, littering, hoarding, vandalism, and noise pollution have long been a serious issue at the municipal level. Even if such cases are relatively few in number, […]
Mr Speaker Sir, The Progress Singapore Party (PSP) is heartened that the Government has intervened to stop the proposed deal to sell a majority stake in Income Insurance to Allianz. PSP had not been in favour of this deal. In July, Dr Tan Cheng Bock had written on his Facebook page asking for the reasons […]
Mr Speaker Sir, On behalf of the Progress Singapore Party, I would like to congratulate our Team Singapore Olympians and Paralympians for their outstanding achievements at the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. I am sure the whole House will agree with me that success is not defined solely by the medals our athletes and […]
Mr Speaker Sir, This Bill seeks to give effect to Pillar Two of the OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project, or BEPS 2.0. One of the key provisions of the Bill is the introduction of a minimum effective tax rate of 15% for large multinational enterprises (MNEs) that have a consolidated group revenue of […]
Mr Speaker, I would like to thank the WP for their support of our Motion and for sharing their proposals for greater transparency, fairness and impartiality. I would also like to thank the Minister for clarifying that the EBRC has not yet been convened and that when it is, announcements will be made. Let me […]
Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move, “That this House calls on the Government to review the process by which electoral boundaries are determined in order to increase the transparency and fairness of the electoral boundary review process for all political parties.” The Progress Singapore Party (PSP) had earlier asked for Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) […]