MP Jamus Lim wary of fostering 'coupon culture' with household tax initiatives

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Could repeated vouchers to support households foster a “culture of dependency” and change expectations over time? “Once granted, people come to expect them year after year,” said Sengkang GRC MP Jamus Lim in parliament on Oct 6. He said repeatedly collecting tax revenue before redistributing it through vouchers could foster what he called a “coupon culture” and make such support harder to remove when it is no longer…