GE2025: Ong Ye Kung says time to move on from candidates changing constituencies to scrutinising policies of parties

GE2025Gong beyond excitement of Nomination Day. Amber Tay April 26, 2025, 03:45 PM People's Action Party (PAP) candidate and anchor minister for Sembawang GRC, Ong Ye Kung, said now is a good time to start scrutinising the policy ideas put across by different political parties.Speaking at a media doorstop at the Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre on Apr. 26, Ong asked for other parties to clarify how they planned to get the funds for their proposed projects if they are to cut Goods & Services Tax (GST).Many opposition parties, including the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) and Progress Singapore Party (PSP), have proposed reducing GST to 7 per cent to reduce cost-of-living expenses.Ong said healthcare costs are increasing so fast because of the ageing population in Singapore."When I became a minister in 2015, the healthcare budget was S$8 to S$9 billion," Ong said.In comparison, the budget today is around S$21 billion.Ong said this budget is expected to increase to S$30 billion by 2030."That...