More Climate Support for Businesses Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: Achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 must be a whole-of-nation effort that must involve businesses. In Budget 2023, Minister Grace Fu said that “businesses should do more with less”. The Minister also said that while some upfront costs may be incurred, lower energy and resource used will lower costs over the long run. In a 2023 survey of businesses that have adopted technology to make the green transition,....
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang (Nee Soon): Sir, this is a Budget about building our shared future together. A shared future that has been built on the work by all of us and our migrant workers over the past few decades. As we talk about being an inclusive society, we must not forget our migrant workers. Yet, our policies at times, show that there is an “us” and “them”. In the past eight years as an MP,....
A Greener and More Sustainable Singapore Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang (Nee Soon): Mr Chairman, I beg to move, “That the total sum to be allocated for Head L of the Estimates be reduced by $100”. When I stand up to speak in this House, I am often raising questions or asking the Ministry for things. This time, I am standing to thank the Ministry for the phenomenal job it has done on our climate policies. ....
Fair Treatment for Migrant Workers Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang (Nee Soon): In my Budget speech, I shared about how our policies on migrant workers differentiate between “us” Singaporeans and “them” migrant workers. First, many workers do not have enough space. Our current dormitory standards require at least 3.5 square metre per resident. We are asking dormitories to only increase this by 0.1 square metre within the next six years. By contrast, our full-time National Servicemen (NSFs) have at least seven square metre per resident.....