SINGAPORE: Singapore will be raising its taxes as government spending on investments and social services grows, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday (Nov 19).
"(Finance Minister) Heng Swee Keat is right when he said that raising taxes is not a matter of whether, but when," said Lee at the People's Action Party (PAP) annual convention.
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