HOLY SHIT, Did NTUC float “test balloons” on GST hike with 2017 survey????

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According to a whistleblower, Singapore's main labour union, National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) conducted a short survey on tax matter with more than 300 of its union leaders in late November 2017 and received close to 440 response.

1. Where to tax more to increase revenue?
Answer:

• Betting taxes
• Corporate Income Tax
• Asset Taxes
• Statutory Boards' Contributions
• Customs and Excise Tax

2. When should the increase be made?
Top three results:

• 38.4% chose "between 2021 and 2025"
• 15.9% chose "between 2018 and 2020"
• 12.4% chose "between 2046 and 2050"

3. Should GST be increased?

• No. 73.8%
• Yes. 9.9%
• Maybe 16.3%

4. "Yes" to GST: reasonable hike %?

• 51.2% - 1% is acceptable
• 27.9% - 2% is acceptable
• 14.0% - 3% is acceptable

5. How can govt help low-income earners if GST is increased?

• More rebates
• Increase salaries
• GST vouchers
• Reimburse in other forms

6. "No" to GST: how else to balance spending and revenue?

• Tax the rich
• Reduce expenditure
• Cut salary of high rank govt officers/ministers
• Raise vice taxes
• Review spending and spend within means

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