Скачать или смотреть Jamus Lim urges F&B rent caps; PM Lawrence Wong rejects move

On 26 February, Workers’ Party MP Associate Professor Jamus Lim (Sengkang GRC) sought further clarification from Prime Minister Lawrence Wong over rental pressures and manpower constraints facing Singapore’s food and beverage (F&B) sector. Lim asked whether the Government would consider capping year-to-year rent increases and relaxing foreign worker quotas for F&B businesses.

PM Wong responded that rental rates remain stable at the macro level and have not outpaced economic fundamentals. He said the Government does not envisage imposing rental caps, citing unintended consequences seen elsewhere.

On manpower, Wong said carving out a separate quota for F&B would be difficult to enforce, though flexibility in worker sourcing may be considered.