ICPAS Inaugural 2010 Pre-Budget Roundtable   After event videos    Home About Event Participants Profile Event Details 2010 Pre-Budget Whitepaper Featured on Singapore Accountants Journal Event Videos Photo Gallery Event Summary Contact Us  1. ICPAS Inaugural 2010 Pre-Budget Roundtable: Welcome Note by Co-Chair Dr Ernest Kan(I) ICPAS President Dr Ernest Kan welcomes the participants and recaps Singapore’s economic performance in 2009. View By Streaming  2. ICPAS Inaugural 2010 Pre-Budget Roundtable: Welcome Note by Co-Chair Dr Ernest Kan (II) ICPAS President Dr Ernest Kan talks about the S$20.5 billion Resilience Package and its impact on the Singapore economy. View By Streaming  3. ICPAS Inaugural 2010 Pre-Budget Roundtable: Welcome Note by Co-Chair Ms Jessica Tan Co-Chair Ms Jessica Tan shares that the 2010 “Expansionary” Budget is likely to see government spending on investment in infrastructure, education and health care as well as helping businesses restructure and increase productivity. View By Streaming  4. ICPAS Inaugural 2010 Pre-Budget Roundtable: Feedback on 2009 budget Find out what the participants have to say about the 2009 budget. Were initiatives such as Core Innovation Fund, Green Rebate, Job Credit Scheme, and the bank lending scheme effective? View By Streaming  5. ICPAS Inaugural 2010 Pre-Budget Roundtable: On Productivity and Jobs Credit Scheme Productivity growth has stagnated over the past 10 years. What can be done to improve that? Is it the duty of employees or the responsibility of employers? How can the government encourage greater participation in schemes and programmes? Watch what the participants have to say. View By Streaming  6. ICPAS Inaugural 2010 Pre-Budget Roundtable: On Social Welfare Participants commented that Volunteer Welfare Organisations (VWOs) face fee pressure, talent shortage and difficulties in getting funds. Can the government waive GST for VWOs? What attitude should be adopted when it comes to salary for employees of VWOs? What can be done to increase accounting transparency for VWOs? View By Streaming  7. ICPAS Inaugural 2010 Pre-Budget Roundtable: On Enhancing Business Cash Flow & Competitiveness and Taxation Enhancing Business Cash Flow & Competitiveness: Adopting technology, human capital development and resolving the credit issue, are some areas that participants feel can help local SMEs. Taxation: Are foreign talent basing their decision to relocate on personal tax rate or other factors such as living environment? Is enough being done to retain local talent pool? What should be the taxation framework for capital gains and speculative gains? Watch this lively discussion as participants share their views on a subject very close to heart. View By Streaming  8. ICPAS Inaugural 2010 Pre-Budget Roundtable: Summary of Discussion Co-chair Ms Jessica Tan summarises the key discussion points- Singapore as a hub for best practices, productivity and innovation, supporting SMEs, creating real wage growth as well as taxation and Volunteer Welfare Organisations. View By Streaming  9. ICPAS Inaugural 2010 Pre-Budget Roundtable: Interview With Participants Find out what Ms Jessica Tan, Dr Ernest Kan, Ms Paula Eastwood and Mr Teng Theng Dar thought about the ICPAS Pre-Budget Roundtable and what they hope to see in the 2010 Budget. View By Streaming  10. ICPAS Inaugural 2010 Pre-Budget Roundtable: Interview With Participants In this series of Vox Pops, Mr Uttam P Kripalani, Mr Low Cheong Kee , Mr Lee Wai Fai and Mr Foong Daw Ching share their thoughts on the discussion. View By Streaming