'Little more than a tap on the wrist': WP's He Ting Ru on S$50,000 one-off fine related to haze information requests in THPA amendment
Environment minister Grace Fu later responded in her closing speech.
Workers' Party MP He Ting Ru expressed criticism on November 4 regarding the proposed fine of S$50,000 for individuals who fail to comply with requests for information on haze-causing entities. She questioned whether this fine is sufficiently punitive to hold senior decision-makers accountable and proposed increasing the fine for intentional information suppression to S$200,000.
The Workers' Party MP pointed out the stark contrast between the maximum fines for entities (up to S$1 million for every day of haze pollution) and the one-off fine for individuals (S$50,000). He also highlighted that the annual pay of executives for some of the 10 companies linked to haze-causing fires often exceeds one million dollars.
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