Govt remains 'very focused' on advancing well-being of middle class, 'outright falsehood' that they are overtaxed: Lawrence Wong
SINGAPORE — After several Members of Parliament raised concerns that middle-income earners had been neglected in this year's Budget, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Friday that the Government"remains very focused on advancing the well-being of the broad middle of society".
Among them was Non-Constituency MP Leong Mun Wai, who said on Wednesday that the middle income in Singapore are “already overtaxed relative to their income”. On this note, Mr Wong said: “This has in fact been the People’s Action Party Government’s steadfast approach all these years, so I thank him for agreeing with what we are doing.''
So as to prevent this version of Singapore and strive for a more inclusive and fairer society, Mr Wong said that this year’s Budget serves this purpose.In his speech, Mr Wong also touched on social mobility, saying how the Government’s moves to help lower-wage workers through Workfare and Progressive Wages are “showing results”.
And for the younger ones, Mr Wong hopes to further narrow the preschool enrolment gap between children from lower-income households and their peers.
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