On the economic front, Mr Fong said: “We will build an economy that works for you – not just for the privileged few.”
The party is campaigning for a real minimum living wage, CPF reforms, and “SME-first policies” to grow neighbourhood businesses – proposals highlighted in its manifesto released on Wednesday.
The 14-page manifesto – titled “Your Future, Our Priority” – also called for the removal of goods and services tax (GST) on essentials, setting fixed dates to hold elections, and mandatory National Service for eligible new male citizens, among its more than 50 proposals.
For the next generation, NSP hopes to “give our youth the stage they deserve”, said Mr Fong in his three-and-a-half-minute-long speech.
His party recommends abolishing education streaming systems that “label children’s failures at 12”, having free preschool access, and creating a national “Youth Assembly SG” platform that can inscribe the ideas of young people into law.
He noted that NSP will also advocate for prices of Build-to-Order flats to be pegged to construction and land acquisition costs, a S$10 cap on visits to general practitioners at community clinics for all Singaporeans, and “mental health hubs” in every HDB town.
