more n more opp parties coming out their manifesto n slogan
........ ERECTION IS CUMING!!
With the General Elections (GE) believed
to be weeks away, the Singapore Democratic
Party (SDP) officially unveiled its manifesto known as "The SDP
Promise" at a press conference on Saturday.
The 10 campaign pledges are made up of four on running
constituencies and six concerning Parliament.
One of the highlights of its constituency pledges include
MPs contributing half of their
allowance towards serving the wards and conducting
additional town hall meetings in addition to
weekly Meet-the-People sessions.
Looking at the bigger issues that they aim
to change in Parliament, the SDP also promised to introduce minimum
wage laws and abolish the GST for food and essential items, while
reducing it to 3% for other items.
Dr Chee Soon Juan, SDP's
secretary-general, said that these points were chosen from years of
talking with residents and consulting with researchers and
analysts.
"This SDP Promise is actually a contract we are making with the
people on points that have come from the
people."
He said that if elected into Parliament, the SDP members would
make sure that the pledges are going to be fulfilled in the next
five years.
"If and when the SDP candidates are elected, the PAP will get a
very clear message: that these policies are the policies that
people want to see change."
According to John Tan, SDP's assistant secretary-general, the
party hopes to incorporate the values of accountability and
transparency, something that he feels that the SDP can provide to
the current government.
One example highlighted by Dr Chee during the conference was how
the Holland-Bukit Timah town council took
surpluses from the constituency funds and put them in risky investment
funds.
He also challenged the MPs from the GRC to an open debate on how
these funds could be better managed for the good of the
Singaporeans.
"We want to develop a coherent alternative that we can present
in parliament. The role of the opposition is to ensure that
whatever we present is one that the people want, something workable
and level-headed."
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