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PAP Defends GST Hike and Expands Grassroots Support as GE2025 Campaign Intensifies

With candidates fielded in all constituencies, the ruling party emphasizes fiscal responsibility and community schemes while facing opposition critiques on policy and governance.

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Overview

  • The People’s Action Party (PAP) is contesting all 97 seats in Singapore's General Election 2025, ensuring every voter has a choice, according to Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean.
  • A walkover was declared in Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC after the Workers’ Party (WP) opted not to contest, sparking some public dissatisfaction.
  • On Nomination Day, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng was shifted to Chua Chu Kang GRC in a strategic redeployment, reflecting PAP’s focus on key constituencies.
  • PAP candidates are defending the recent GST hike, arguing it ensures long-term fiscal stability, while opposition parties call for its rollback without presenting detailed funding alternatives.
  • Grassroots initiatives by the PAP, such as local support schemes in West Coast-Jurong West GRC, have reportedly benefited 25,000 households over the past five years, according to National Development Minister Desmond Lee.