{"id":2067,"date":"2018-10-11T01:37:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T01:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/?p=2067"},"modified":"2018-10-11T01:37:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T01:37:40","slug":"oxfam-rejects-singapore-defense-of-low-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/2018\/10\/11\/oxfam-rejects-singapore-defense-of-low-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxfam rejects Singapore defense of low taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ArticleHeader_container\">\n<div class=\"ArticleHeader_upper-container\">\n<div class=\"foreground\">\n<div class=\"TwoColumnLayout_container TwoColumnLayout_fluid-left\">\n<div class=\"TwoColumnLayout_column TwoColumnLayout_left\">\n<div class=\"ArticleHeader_content-container\">\n<h1 class=\"ArticleHeader_headline\">Oxfam rejects Singapore defense of low taxes<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"TwoColumnLayout_column TwoColumnLayout_right\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lower-container\">\n<div class=\"TwoColumnLayout_container inner TwoColumnLayout_fluid-left\">\n<div class=\"TwoColumnLayout_column TwoColumnLayout_left\">\n<div class=\"ArticleHeader_content-container\">\n<div class=\"BylineBar_first-container ArticleHeader_byline-bar\">\n<div class=\"BylineBar_border-wrap\">\n<div class=\"BylineBar_byline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/journalists\/jack-kim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack Kim<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"BylineBar_last-container\">\n<p class=\"BylineBar_reading-time\">2 MIN READ<\/p>\n<div class=\"BylineBar_share-container\">\n<div class=\"SocialTool_container\">\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"TwoColumnLayout_column TwoColumnLayout_right\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"TwoColumnLayout_container StandardArticle_content TwoColumnLayout_fluid-left\">\n<div class=\"TwoColumnLayout_column TwoColumnLayout_left\">\n<div class=\"StandardArticleBody_container\">\n<div class=\"StandardArticleBody_body\">\n<p>SINGAPORE (Reuters) &#8211; Oxfam on Wednesday rejected Singapore\u2019s defense of its low taxes after the NGO ranked the wealthy city state among the 10 worst-offending countries in fuelling inequality with its low-tax regime.<\/p>\n<div class=\"PrimaryAsset_container\">\n<div class=\"Image_container\">\n<figure class=\"Image_zoom\">\n<div class=\"LazyImage_container LazyImage_dark\">\n<div class=\"LazyImage_image LazyImage_cover LazyImage_fallback\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Image_expand-button\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"Image_caption\">FILE PHOTO: A view of the central business district in Singapore May 24, 2018. REUTERS\/Edgar Su<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Oxfam\u2019s Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) index ranked Singapore 149th of 157, below Afghanistan, Algeria, and Cambodia, and marginally higher than Haiti, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"DPSlot_container StandardArticleBody_dp-slot-inline\">\n<p>SPONSORED<\/p>\n<div id=\"dpslot_canvas_15620179_USKCN1MK16V\" class=\"DPSlot_ad-container\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4735792\/us.reuters\/world\/article_3__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The index assesses social spending, taxation and labor policies. It ranked Denmark, Germany and Finland as the top three.<\/p>\n<p>Oxfam\u2019s head of inequality policy, Max Lawson, said the impact of Singapore\u2019s tax policy went beyond its borders, serving as a tax haven for the rich and big corporations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSingapore\u2019s harmful tax practices mean that they are eroding the revenue of other countries in the region and globally, revenues that those countries could be investing in schools and hospitals,\u201d Lawson told Reuters.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"DPSlot_container StandardArticleBody_dp-slot-inline\">\n<div id=\"dpslot_native_10817476_USKCN1MK16V\" class=\"DPSlot_ad-container\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4735792\/us.reuters\/world\/article_4__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Singapore Social and Family Development Minister Desmond Lee said on Tuesday public service in terms of the standard of education and health care, as well as affordability of housing, spoke loudly about Singapore\u2019s social policy accomplishments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, the income tax burden on Singaporeans is low. And almost half the population do not pay any income tax,\u201d Lee said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYet, they benefit more than proportionately from the high quality of infrastructure and social support that the state provides,\u201d he said. \u201cIn Oxfam\u2019s view, Singapore\u2019s biggest failing is our tax rates, which are not punitive enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Lee also said 90 percent of Singaporeans owned their homes and home ownership was 84 percent even among the poorest 10 percent of households. \u201cNo other country comes close,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe set out to achieve real outcomes for our people &#8211; good health, education, jobs and housing &#8211; rather than satisfy a collection of ideologically driven indicators.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"Attribution_container\">\n<div class=\"Attribution_attribution\">\n<p class=\"Attribution_content\">Editing by Nick Macfie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"StandardArticleBody_trustBadgeContainer\"><span class=\"StandardArticleBody_trustBadgeTitle\">Our Standards:<\/span><span class=\"trustBadgeUrl\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thomsonreuters.com\/en\/about-us\/trust-principles.html\">The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"DPSlot_container StandardArticleBody_dp-slot-inline\">\n<p>MORE FROM REUTERS<\/p>\n<div id=\"dpslot_connatix_14716736_USKCN1MK16V\" class=\"DPSlot_ad-container\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4735792\/us.reuters\/world\/article_6__container__\">\n<div class=\"connatix\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oxfam rejects Singapore defense of low taxes Jack Kim 2 MIN READ SINGAPORE (Reuters) &#8211; Oxfam on Wednesday rejected Singapore\u2019s defense of its low taxes after the NGO ranked the wealthy city state among the 10 worst-offending countries in fuelling inequality with its low-tax regime. 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