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SINGAPORE — Speaking at his first National Day Rally on Sunday (Aug 18) night, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced a suite of measures aimed at creating a more inclusive society.
Some of these include increasing parental leave, expanding the criteria for singles buying Build-to-Order (BTO) flats and a plan for the Kallang precinct to foster sporting culture in Singapore.
“Realising our new ambitions will require a major reset — a major reset in our policies, to be sure; but equally important, a major reset in our attitudes, too,” he said.
Other measures include the new SkillsFuture Jobseeker Support Scheme to help lower-and middle-income workers who lose their jobs and the discontinuation of the Gifted Education Programme.
TODAY organised a roundtable with five Singaporeans aged 35 and below to discuss their concerns as well as the measures announced.
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