GE2025: Ong Ye Kung says SDP proposals don't have a ‘snowball's chance’ of contributing to Singapore

SINGAPORE: Health Minister Ong Ye Kung criticized the Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) proposals, calling them unrealistic and populist tactics aimed at gaining parliamentary seats. He specifically challenged their healthcare plan, which suggests a single-payer system, questioning how it would impact existing subsidies and insurance. Ong also questioned the SDP’s plan to merge healthcare clusters for cost savings, highlighting potential job losses and administrative impacts in the process.