By Cheryl Tay:
The Parliament will tackle diverse issues this afternoon, as Members of Parliament (MPs) have filed 110 questions for reply and nine bills are also due for a second reading, reported The Business Times.
Among the pertinent issues to be discussed is whether high inflation will warrant aggressive government measures, such as a short-term freeze on public fee increases, new HDB flat prices and public transport fare, asked by nominated MP (NMP) Laurence Lien.
NMP Teo Siong Seng has also asked the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) how a strong Singapore dollar policy can handle inflation caused by domestic factors.
Meanwhile, Hougang MP Png Eng Huat, has asked whether existing infrastructure, including public housing, is enough to meet the population’s needs.
Similarly, two Workers’ Party members would like to know the role of Singapore’s immigration policies in the plan to boost the country’s population.
Additionally, Aljunied MP Pritam Singh wants to know if the government has made a social assessment of new residents and how they would affect public and private home prices in future.
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