WP chief calls for permanent healthcare package for seniors

Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh yesterday called on the Government to introduce a permanent, universal healthcare package for all Singaporeans above 60.

Such a package will inject a powerful message of unity, Mr Singh said in Parliament during the debate on the 2019 Budget statement. Reflecting on the Merdeka Generation Package, a highlight of Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat's Budget speech last week, Mr Singh said some have concluded that the package is"pungently timed with the election cycle" and gave off"the odour of an unfair advantage aimed at the electoral prospects of the People's Action Party".He has also heard feedback about the inherent inequity in such cohort-based healthcare packages for those who miss out.

Mr Singh said there is good reason to believe that a permanent package can be funded by the annual Budget, citing the surplus accrued after the contributions made by Temasek Holdings into the Net Investment Returns Contribution Framework since 2016, and freeing up revenue by partially funding large infrastructure projects through borrowing.

Responding to Mr Singh's proposal, Senior Minister of State for Education and Trade and Industry Chee Hong Tat said there are already existing structural healthcare subsidies.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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