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http://imcmsimages.mediacorp.sg/CMSFileser.../0103CAP018.pdf Is raising foreign worker levy the answer? The Government has decided to make it more expensive for companies to hire foreign workers by raising the levy for bringing them in. Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced in his Budget speech that unless this was done,

http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/S...ory_528455.html $70m in casino entry levies THE two casino operators have collected about $70 million in entry levies as of May 10, said Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan. In a written response to a question from Nominated MP Terry Lee in Parliament on Tuesday, the minister said it would be premature to draw conclusions 'on casino patronage and its attendant social impact from the entry levy data as it is still early days'. All casino entry levies are paid to the Singapore Totalisator Board and are used to fund projects which benefit the community. MCYS will continue to ensure that sufficient resources are dedicated to tackle the issue of problem gambling, through research studies and programmes, said Mr Balakrishnan. ============================================= within few months, S$70M collected. That means per year at least S$200M to 300M.........time for a pay rise to the person who brought up this idea to build a CASINO.