Are you feeling the stress of rising prices? You watch your hard-earned savings disappear and your dreams for a secure future slip further out of reach as the cost of living skyrockets. Singaporeans are also struggling with job insecurity and relentless workplace pressure. All this is happening while the PAP remains indifferent to our hardships, raising the GST and other prices in the midst of our financial difficulties.

You deserve SDP MPswho fight for you and go to Parliament with only one thing in mind: How to make your lives better. Here’s how we are going to do it:

Our Manifesto: T•H•R•I•V•E

Taxes which are fair

The SDP has long called for the government to reduce GST, eliminate it on essentials, and ensure that the wealthy pay fairly to balance our revenue generation. Our economic policy paper outlines how we will provide support for small and medium-sized enterprises to promote innovation and sustainable growth.

Healthcare which is universal

Our healthcare policy proposes a simple national health insurance system which eliminates the complexities of Medisave, Medishield Life, Careshield, Majulah Generation etc and uses the savings to empower primary care to provide evidence-based responsive care.

Respect for our planet and people

Our climate policy paper recognises the need for sustainable policies to reduce damage to our green spaces, ensuring that everyone in Singapore has the space to breathe clean and fresh air while our constitutional rights to freedom of speech and expression are protected.

Immigration which is rational

Rather than the headlong pursuit of population growth at all costs.Our population policy features a balanced approach to ensure that people who are committed to Singapore and willing to make a contribution can be part of our Singapore family without crowding out Singaporeans.

VERS for affordable housing

We were promised VERS (Voluntary En-bloc Redevelopment Scheme) seven years ago and still do not have a Government-endorsed solution to lease decay. Our housing policy, in contrast, provides a sustainable solution that will be fair to buyers and sellers alike; ensuring that young families can buy their own homes while those who have investment in the property will be able to recover reasonable gains.

Education for children and young people to thrive

Our education policy, which has had many components adopted in part by the PAP over the years, encourages children to discover themselves and the world we live in rather than turn into highly stressed test takers who have lost the joy of learning. To ensure that these proposals are not simply copied but watered down, the SDP needs to have parliamentary representation. We need our children and their teachers taken care of for the future of our country.