Govt to do more to build inclusive society
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SINGAPORE: The Singapore government will take further steps in the next five years to build an inclusive society, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Manpower Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
Writing in the ruling People's Action Party's (PAP) publication Petir, Mr Tharman, who is also PAP's Second Assistant Secretary-General, said an inclusive Singapore is about the many initiatives that are all aimed at giving everyone a real chance to move up through their efforts.
It also enables Singaporeans to share in the nation's progress.
For small and medium enterprises, Mr Tharman explained that the government will be providing special help so that they can upgrade and remain a vibrant part of the economy for years to come.
In addition, Singapore must keep social mobility up by finding ways to help those who start off with a disadvantage to catch up and do well.
For this, the government is starting with children so that problems do not build up.
Mr Tharman stressed that when Singaporeans add up all that the government is doing -- from healthcare and housing subsidies to Workfare and the new GST vouchers -- the government is providing substantially more resources to uplift and support lower- and middle-income Singaporeans.
But he cautioned that an inclusive society is not just about the government redistributing resources to help the poor.
It will also depend on whether Singaporeans can keep and strengthen the things that they value most.
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its always about money, economy, more money and bigger economy.
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1st thing - wat sinkapore pop. u wan?
if no stop , wat u said r just rubbish n lie
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What inclusive? The topic title not complete, should read as "
"Govt to do more to build inclusive society for the foreigners and new citizens."
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Actually if the GIC has invested well and not lose the "affordable to lose" billions of dollars, money could be given to the citizens. Every Singapore citizen who is working and earning a salary, could have their pay topped up by the government by a hundred dollars per month
This way all Singaporean workers could get a slight pay increase, without burdening their company.
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Originally posted by mancha:
Actually if the GIC has invested well and not lose the "affordable to lose" billions of dollars, money could be given to the citizens. Every Singapore citizen who is working and earning a salary, could have their pay topped up by the government by a hundred dollars per month
This way all Singaporean workers could get a slight pay increase, without burdening their company.
Dream on.
