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SINGAPORE - In a testy exchange, law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam and Workers' Party chairman Sylvia Lim crossed swords in Parliament on Thursday (March 1).
Mr Shanmugam accused Ms Lim of dishonesty in "implying" that the Government's announcement of the impending Goods and Services Tax (GST) hike was "dishonest".
"Can I invite her to agree that that's a thoroughly hypocritical and dishonest statement and typical of the statements she makes in this House?" Mr Shanmugam said, calling on her to withdraw the statement.
In her rejoinder, the Aljunied GRC MP denied saying that the Government had behaved dishonestly.
http://www.straitstimes.com/politic...st-lim-says-she-is-entitled-to-make-gst-trial
SINGAPORE - The Workers' Party should "come clean to the people" when making suggestions on government spending, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat in his round-up Budget speech on Thursday (March 1).
Mr Heng said it was "dishonest and irresponsible" to fall back on "politically expedient options" that may not solve Singapore's longer-term challenges.
Commenting on WP assistant secretary-general Pritam Singh's alternative suggestions to boost revenues, Mr Heng called these "distractions" and added that they are not viable alternatives to the proposed goods and services tax (GST) increase.
http://www.straitstimes.com/politic...when-making-budget-suggestions-heng-swee-keat
Mr Shanmugam accused Ms Lim of dishonesty in "implying" that the Government's announcement of the impending Goods and Services Tax (GST) hike was "dishonest".
"Can I invite her to agree that that's a thoroughly hypocritical and dishonest statement and typical of the statements she makes in this House?" Mr Shanmugam said, calling on her to withdraw the statement.
In her rejoinder, the Aljunied GRC MP denied saying that the Government had behaved dishonestly.
http://www.straitstimes.com/politic...st-lim-says-she-is-entitled-to-make-gst-trial
SINGAPORE - The Workers' Party should "come clean to the people" when making suggestions on government spending, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat in his round-up Budget speech on Thursday (March 1).
Mr Heng said it was "dishonest and irresponsible" to fall back on "politically expedient options" that may not solve Singapore's longer-term challenges.
Commenting on WP assistant secretary-general Pritam Singh's alternative suggestions to boost revenues, Mr Heng called these "distractions" and added that they are not viable alternatives to the proposed goods and services tax (GST) increase.
http://www.straitstimes.com/politic...when-making-budget-suggestions-heng-swee-keat