Now I am not saying that Low deserves all the credit..but anytime an Opposition member makes a claim that the govt has changed because of the GE 2011 loss, note how PAP MPs will quickly rush to defend their party and dumb down the Opposition.
Also read what Ah Suay said. If you replace the word "change" in his last para with "sex", you get pretty much the same picture as they screw us, again.
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Budget 2012 reflects shift in govt's mindset: Low Thia Khiang
Posted: 29 February 2012 1944 hrs
SINGAPORE: MP for Aljunied GRC Low Thia Khiang called this year's Budget a special one.
He put it in contrast to previous Budgets, which he said focused on the economy.
Speaking in Mandarin, Mr Low said reducing dependency on foreign workers and restructuring the economy may even slow down growth.
Mr Low said: "This is the first Budget after the 2011 election. It points to the direction of future governing and the focus of government policy from focusing on economy to social policy, from the economy's role to raising the wages of lower-income Singaporeans. This is a major shift in the government's thinking and mindset. The government is therefore making a formal statement after much reflection after the 2011 election."
Mr Low's comments prompted a rebuttal from MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC Low Yen Ling.
Ms Low said: "He had described this year's Budget as a change in the government's thinking and mindset. In the past, the government prioritised the economy, now it's prioritising at the foundation of society. I think this view is little narrow. As a little red dot without natural resources, Singapore has to be concerned about the economy at all times. Having worked at EDB for 10 years, I can feel this importance. Only with an effective economic policy can a country create wealth for society and have excess to enable people to live well."
Meanwhile, Labour Chief Lim Swee Say urged fellow MPs to work at building a more perfect Singapore in an imperfect world.
Mr Lim said: "Singapore in the past was not a failure. Singapore in the future will not change much just because of the 2011 election. The party's interest is not the government's main goal. The road to building a country is long and arduous with plenty of challenges. We have to change as we go along and we must put the country above all and we will not change that."
Mr Lim said three important outcomes should be achieved as Singapore's economy restructures.
He said the restructuring must include enterprises of all sizes and the restructuring should include workers of all ages and skill levels.
The third outcome is to include both local and global manpower when restructuring.
Mr Lim said the idea is to manage growth of foreign manpower, not turn away from it totally.
He said: "There certainly will be pain with change but we must always remember that there will be bigger and longer pain without change. Therefore, as we go through this process, let us not try to hope for a painless process. It won't happen. Let us go through the pain together so that at the end of the day, there's a gain for us to share together."
Also read what Ah Suay said. If you replace the word "change" in his last para with "sex", you get pretty much the same picture as they screw us, again.
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Budget 2012 reflects shift in govt's mindset: Low Thia Khiang
Posted: 29 February 2012 1944 hrs
SINGAPORE: MP for Aljunied GRC Low Thia Khiang called this year's Budget a special one.
He put it in contrast to previous Budgets, which he said focused on the economy.
Speaking in Mandarin, Mr Low said reducing dependency on foreign workers and restructuring the economy may even slow down growth.
Mr Low said: "This is the first Budget after the 2011 election. It points to the direction of future governing and the focus of government policy from focusing on economy to social policy, from the economy's role to raising the wages of lower-income Singaporeans. This is a major shift in the government's thinking and mindset. The government is therefore making a formal statement after much reflection after the 2011 election."
Mr Low's comments prompted a rebuttal from MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC Low Yen Ling.
Ms Low said: "He had described this year's Budget as a change in the government's thinking and mindset. In the past, the government prioritised the economy, now it's prioritising at the foundation of society. I think this view is little narrow. As a little red dot without natural resources, Singapore has to be concerned about the economy at all times. Having worked at EDB for 10 years, I can feel this importance. Only with an effective economic policy can a country create wealth for society and have excess to enable people to live well."
Meanwhile, Labour Chief Lim Swee Say urged fellow MPs to work at building a more perfect Singapore in an imperfect world.
Mr Lim said: "Singapore in the past was not a failure. Singapore in the future will not change much just because of the 2011 election. The party's interest is not the government's main goal. The road to building a country is long and arduous with plenty of challenges. We have to change as we go along and we must put the country above all and we will not change that."
Mr Lim said three important outcomes should be achieved as Singapore's economy restructures.
He said the restructuring must include enterprises of all sizes and the restructuring should include workers of all ages and skill levels.
The third outcome is to include both local and global manpower when restructuring.
Mr Lim said the idea is to manage growth of foreign manpower, not turn away from it totally.
He said: "There certainly will be pain with change but we must always remember that there will be bigger and longer pain without change. Therefore, as we go through this process, let us not try to hope for a painless process. It won't happen. Let us go through the pain together so that at the end of the day, there's a gain for us to share together."
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