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my dear peggy, remember dis when u vote hor, if u still vote for these bastards, then dont kpkb hor, u deserve wat u have voted hor
Mar 21, 2011
She's filial but feels penalised
THE minister in charge of ageing issues, Mr Lim Boon Heng, turned down MPs' requests for more financial aid for parent care, citing existing tax reliefs and the maid levy concession for families which look after elderly parents ('Parental leave: Take time to engage and sort it out'; March 3).
I am a single parent who has single-handedly looked after her parents: my 87-year-old father until his death in 2007, and currently, my 86-year-old mother.
I was not only denied the foreign maid levy concession but also penalised by having to pay back the concession granted from 2005 to 2009 when the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) found out about my divorced status.
Iras' reply to my appeal last June was that the foreign maid levy was provided only to married working women to encourage them to rejoin the workforce after their marriage.
I not only rejoined the workforce, but also intend to continue working past my 62nd birthday this year to support my mother, who has dementia, by engaging a maid to take care of her.
The argument that a single woman needs the foreign maid levy concession more than a married woman - who may have more financial resources when hers is combined with her husband's - cut no ice with Iras.
Should a person taking care of her elderly parents be denied concessions because of her marital status?
Peggy Fong (Ms)
Mar 21, 2011
She's filial but feels penalised
THE minister in charge of ageing issues, Mr Lim Boon Heng, turned down MPs' requests for more financial aid for parent care, citing existing tax reliefs and the maid levy concession for families which look after elderly parents ('Parental leave: Take time to engage and sort it out'; March 3).
I am a single parent who has single-handedly looked after her parents: my 87-year-old father until his death in 2007, and currently, my 86-year-old mother.
I was not only denied the foreign maid levy concession but also penalised by having to pay back the concession granted from 2005 to 2009 when the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) found out about my divorced status.
Iras' reply to my appeal last June was that the foreign maid levy was provided only to married working women to encourage them to rejoin the workforce after their marriage.
I not only rejoined the workforce, but also intend to continue working past my 62nd birthday this year to support my mother, who has dementia, by engaging a maid to take care of her.
The argument that a single woman needs the foreign maid levy concession more than a married woman - who may have more financial resources when hers is combined with her husband's - cut no ice with Iras.
Should a person taking care of her elderly parents be denied concessions because of her marital status?
Peggy Fong (Ms)
