PEOPLE'S
PROGRESSIVE
PARTY
WHAT WE CARE ABOUT
PURPOSEFUL PROGRESS
WHY WE CARE
As citizens of Singapore, we are motivated to play our part in improving and growing towards peace, prosperity and progress for our Nation.
We will be One Voice, representing and championing the rights for our minorities.
We will take pride in our commitment towards building a better Singapore with you.
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Singapore is rising due to an increase in expenditure for infrastructure, healthcare, and security. It has been announced that the GST will soon be raised from 7% to 9%. With this upsurge, many Singaporeans will struggle to keep up with this rising cost of living.
To combat the rise of the GST, our party plans to allocate money towards citizen’s needs first and cut down on spending the nation’s state fund towards building new infrastructures in Singapore. Instead of building more new infrastructures, we will like to utilise the state fund for much more beneficial use such as funding for own citizen’s needs.
On the other hand, we will increase the annual Bonus Voucher given to citizens. Since there is an increase of 2% in GST, increase the Bonus Voucher value by 2%. We would also like to implement a two-pronged system, whereby there would be a lower GST for basic necessities and an increase in the GST for luxury goods.
Proposed Action:
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To increase the annual Bonus Voucher
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Implementation of a two-pronged system for GST
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The issue of social stratification has been prominent in Singapore. There is a need to mitigate income inequality, to ensure social mobility and enhance social integration. The gap in income inequalities may result in a rigid and stratified social system, with each class ignoring the others or pursuing its interests at the expense of others.
There is a growing concern that elite schools coveted for their academic rigor could be disproportionately attracting students from affluent families. There are several elite schools in Singapore that adopt an affiliation schemes which prioritises students for admission because their parents are alumni, or because they themselves graduated from an affiliated institute. These affiliation schemes may widen the divide between groups.
On the other hand, private university students in Singapore are currently unable to use their Central Provider Fund (CPF) to pay for their school fees. These students are faced with a struggle to afford their education because of the extensive amount of money to be paid.
Our party would like to tackle these issues by eradicating affiliation schemes in the primary and secondary schools to provide everyone with an equal chance to be enrolled into the elite schools in Singapore. This will help to shrink the gap between each class. In addition, a revision to the CPF schemes will be made to help lessen the financial burden for private university students.
Proposed Action:
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To remove the affiliation schemes in primary and secondary education system
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To make revision to the CPF schemes to help aid private university students
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In Singapore, LGBT marriages have not been legalised. Thus, there are many limitations faced by the LGBT members in Singapore. They are not able to purchase housing property, or adopt children. Young LGBT males also receive special treatment while serving National Service (NS), and in some cases, are completely exempted from the mandatory military enlistment.
To tackle these limitations, our party will like to address the above issues by attempting to change the adoption policies in Singapore and to allow same-sex couples to adopt. In the long term, this would also help with the growing ageing population in the country. Furthermore, by recognising LGBT relationships and marriages, we can promote harmony and equality (in a social sense, on top of our revised education and GST system), minimizing general discrimination in a culturally diverse country. With that, recognised LGBT couples will have the ability and right to own a home. Lastly, young LGBT males serving NS are to be treated equally.
Proposed Action:
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To allow same-sex couples to adopt
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To make revision to the National Service rules to better cater to LGBT males