Freeze on Increases to Fees Imposed by Government Agencies and Statutory Boards
Ministry of FinanceSpeakers
Summary
This question concerns a proposal by Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis for the Government to mitigate fee increases by Government agencies and Statutory Boards for lower-income households for the next 12 months. Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong responded that this matter was addressed in a combined reply on 11 January 2022 regarding measures to help Singaporeans cope with rising inflation. That reply covered the reasons for recent cost increases, the impact of fiscal support for businesses and households, and the main drivers contributing to wage and services inflation. It also detailed assessments of second-round inflation effects and additional fiscal policy measures designed to offset non-demand driven inflation.
Transcript
45 Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Finance whether the Government will consider mitigating fee increases by Government agencies and Statutory Boards for lower income households for the next 12 months.
Mr Lawrence Wong: This question has been addressed in MTI and MOF’s combined reply at the 11 January 2022 Parliament Sitting to Question Nos 82 and 83 for oral answer on the Order Paper for 10 January 2022, Question Nos 4 to 7 for oral answer on the Order Paper for 11 January 2022, and Question Nos 9 and 20 for written answer on the Order Paper for 11 January 2022.
[Please refer to "Reasons for Recent Rise in Costs and Measures to Help Singaporeans Cope ", Official Report, 11 January 2022, Vol 95, Issue 45, Oral Answers to Questions section.]
[Please refer to "Measures to Help Singaporeans Cope with Rising Inflation and Impact of Government's Fiscal Support for Businesses and Households on Inflation", Official Report, 11 January 2022, Vol 95, Issue 45, Oral Answers to Questions section.]
[Please refer to "Emergence of Second-round Effect of Inflation and Main Drivers Contributing to Wage and Services Inflation Outlook in 2022", Official Report, 11 January 2022, Vol 95, Issue 45, Written Answers to Questions section.]
[Please refer to "Assessment of Second-round Inflation Effects in 2022 and Additional Fiscal Policy Related Measures to Offset Impact of Non-demand Driven Inflation Effects", Official Report, 11 January 2022, Vol 95, Issue 45, Written Answers to Questions section.]