Chee Hong Tat said that Jamus Lim is wrong to label rice as an essential item as rice when made into sushi is a luxury item.

[Balls2U]

What kind of fucking logic is that? It is like saying that his mother cb is a private commodity when used exclusively by his father, and a commercial product when used to service other blokes for a fee. After all, it's the same batu cave isn't it?

 

[ChinaCommunistSG]

What kind of fucking logic is that? It is like saying that his mother cb is a private commodity when used exclusively by his father, and a commercial product when used to service other blokes for a fee. After all, it's the same batu cave isn't it?

Pls share link

 

[Papsmearer]

What kind of fucking logic is that? It is like saying that his mother cb is a private commodity when used exclusively by his father, and a commercial product when used to service other blokes for a fee. After all, it's the same batu cave isn't it?

Another no head no tail cheebye thread. TS Is a real fucktard

 

[Balls2U]

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I am puzzled to read Assoc Prof Jamus Lim’s Facebook post on the 1% GST absorption discount offered by some supermarkets and retailers.

Assoc Prof Lim claimed that the discounts are what he and Ms He Ting Ru had suggested in Parliament. This is factually inaccurate. What he and Ms He had proposed was an exemption of GST by the government for what they deemed as “essential goods”, and not about retailers choosing to temporarily absorb the GST increase on their own accord.

DPM Lawrence Wong had previously explained why GST exemption by the government for “essential goods” is ineffective in practice. Other countries that have tried this have encountered numerous difficulties, as the line between essentials and non-essentials is often ambiguous and unclear, e.g. rice may be considered as an essential staple but not when it is part of an expensive sushi dinner. What’s more, an exemption for essential items will benefit the well-to-do more, because they spend more on their purchases, including on essentials.

Learning from these experiences, we have developed our own distinctive GST system in Singapore – one that is fairer and more effective. Through the permanent GST Voucher Scheme, lower-income households pay a much lower effective GST rate than higher-income households (see attached chart).

Additionally, through the Assurance Package (AP), we have delayed the GST increase by more than 5 years for the vast majority of Singaporean households.

Contrary to what Assoc Prof Lim claimed, the Government is open to the idea of retailers absorbing the GST increase if they choose to do so. This is different from what the Workers’ Party had suggested in Parliament. In fact, it was MOS Low Yen Ling and her Committee Against Profiteering (CAP) members who have been tirelessly engaging supermarket chains and merchants to offer discounts and other offers. This behind-the-scenes work is what benefits our people, through concrete actions and outcomes.

Assoc Prof Lim claims that several merchants are making use of the GST hike to increase prices across the board. He should provide details of these merchants to the CAP, so that it can investigate and take action against any errant businesses seeking to profiteer from the GST increase. Importantly, Assoc Prof Lim should not misrepresent the debates in Parliament and claim credit for what others have done. That is disingenuous and misleading. While we welcome different points of view on public policy, we must ensure that our political discourse and debates are conducted with integrity and honesty.

 

[ChinaCommunistSG]

bastard

 

[red amoeba]

what is essential goods to one is deemed unessential to others. Say sanitary napkins...to me its not essential, but if you own a CB, its essential. Kotex is essential vs a China brand? Which should be exempt?

in the same note, ciggy to some is essential, to some it aint. what i am aghast is, have the PAP government exhausted all means to raise revenue before turning to GST?

 

[orh mee suah]

Why is he called a Chee Hong?

 

[millim6868]

That's why LKY said that pap will nit be around fir next few ten years he us right ,with bird brains in the party

 

[gsbslut]

i hope Chee Hong Tat gets terminal illness soon

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

lol I pray that his idiocy will be cured then. If a sane adult can say such childish shit, then he needs more help than he thinks .

 

[shittypore]

Which idiots voted for such a bird brain to represent em in parliament!!

 

[eatshitndie]

in californicate it’s simple with the sales (or value added) tax. uncooked lice in a bag, no sales tax. cooked meals with lice, sales tax is applicable as value is added. this moron doesn’t understand the difference between lice sold raw and lice sold cooked. it’s a simple concept even primary students will understand.

 

[Balls2U]

Why is he called a Chee Hong?

Cos he's a chee hong.

 

[congo9]

I think govt is just plain lazy and some items can be added on as time pass by.
PAP is just too lazy and see more benefit when all are being tax. No one quarrel what is an essential item, what to tax and whaT NOT TO tax.

 

[oliverlee]

Every PAPee fucker is cheap until they turn themselves into sushi by hyperinflating their own worth. He's basically speaking of the history of his party.

 

[laksaboy]

PAP technocrats are such masters of strawman arguments... but daft Sinkies are too engrossed with their shitty CDC vouchers to know facts from bullshit.

 

[congo9]

I mean this one still CHT want to argue. Once he open his mouth saying Pte hire didn't affect the COE. You know this guy don't have any idea of of his own. He is just acting on instructions.

 

[k1976]

That mean rice ish a luxury items Lai de woh...we have let free market economy price discovering mechanism to find the right price de woh

 

[k1976]

Tiagong...toilet paper is both an essential item and luxury item esp when u pang sai half way and found all toilet paper is no moar

 

[jw5]

Chee Hong Tat's IQ is about half that of Jamus Lim. In terms of EQ, it's about one quarter.