FOREIGNERS in Singapore will pay more for education and health care as the government puts a priority on its own citizens, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in remarks published yesterday.
Lee also defended a planned increase in the consumption tax, saying the extra revenues would go mainly towards helping lower-income families in one of Asia's wealthiest economies.
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