SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh has called for fuller public disclosure of billions of dollars in government spending, pressing for clearer accountability at a time he described as “one of the largest fiscal surpluses in decades”.
Speaking in parliament on Tuesday (Feb 24) at the start of the Budget debate, Mr Singh also took aim at the timing of the last General Election, saying it was called shortly after global trade tensions flared.
“The PAP (People’s Action Party) government dissolved parliament just days after the Trump administration’s announcement,” he said, referring to the so-called Liberation Day tariffs unveiled by the United States last year.
“The political timing of the general elections was calculated to put the PAP in the most advantageous position, with tariff uncertainty serving as a rallying call for voters to back the tried and tested.
“Since then, however, there has been remarkably little information of the sectoral tariffs and their actual impact on Singapore,” he said.
