新加坡财政部在2020年首日(1月1日)发表文告,副总理兼财政部长王瑞杰,将在下月18日发表2020财政预算案。 该部也欢迎民众透过社交媒体、电邮或热线等管道,向当局提供针对预算案提供反馈和意见。 王瑞杰称提前预告调消费税避免被炒作 在去年11月10日的人民行动党65周年党大会,王瑞杰称政府将在明年财政预算案,公布消费税援助配套细节;也强调上述配套“不是大选红包”。 他表示尽管调高消费税不受欢迎,“但如果我不提,反对党会提,因此直接从我这边听到比较好”。 今年8月,他透露在筹备2020年财政预算案的工作上,积极接触商界、工会等各造,将拟定协助企业渡过转型期的经济援助配套。 新财案料透露消费税抵消计划详情 至于总理公署部长兼财政部及教育部第二部长英兰妮曾透露,消费税的抵消计划仍在编制中,详情将在2020年财政预算案公布。 她指出,为了确保财政的可续行,需要在2021年至2025年逐步提高消费税(GST),以此为年轻家庭与老年员工持续提供支援,应变放缓现象。 针对社会支出,政府也将负担高质量的住屋与看护服务,并完善学前教育。据悉,学前教育领域的拨款每年达8亿4000万元,而且可能还会逐年翻倍,提高消费税将能够消耗这些支出的增长。
在2020年的开始,为能让新加坡员工获得同等的受雇机会,政府将会更新公平考量框架,对歧视国人的雇主采取更多的行动。 人力部长杨莉明在2020的第一天发文脸书,透露人力部将致力于加强工作场所的公平价值,对备受歧视的工作场所发挥更大的威慑力,因此预计将在接下來的财政预算案与国会拨款委员会做准备。 她表示,在2019年期间,收到了许多有关职场聘雇歧视的控诉,让她“于心不忍”。她说,每个员工,无论是年龄大小、用自雇形式、低工资员工进行工作的员工都应该一视同仁,能够在工作期间被公平对待,包括辞退后的公平待遇。 她认为,雇主在行情好的时候,应该分享收益,而在前景不明朗时期,政府也会持续支持公平对待员工的企业。 至于如何改进公平考量框架,杨莉明并未作出更多详细指示,据《联合早报》报道,人力部将在两周内发布更多相关详细内容。 公平考量框架是于2014年8月1日开始,旨在打击雇主招聘优先考量外籍人士的现象。根据人力部(MOM)的公平考量框架(FCF),欲聘请就业准证持有人的公司,必须在职业库发布职位空缺通告至少14天后,才能提交就业准证申请予人力部。”
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