Shadow Budget - Questionable Intent - Foreign Worker Levy

Page 13 point C(31) 


The Foreign Worker Levy payable by employers will, instead of being returned to the Government, be divided equally between the employees on Work Permits and the employer. In this way, both employee and employer benefit instead of the Government. We will encourage, through tax subsidy, the use of the employer proportion for productivity enhancements. The Security Bond will be abolished because there is no evidence that migrant workers will abscond or engage in criminal behaviour in its absence.



Page 28 point E(12) 

"Foreign Worker Levy: The foreign worker levy will not be retained by government but be divided equally between the employee and employer, this benefitting employee and employer. The Security Bond will also be abolished as it leads to perverse and unjust outcomes for workers."

My comments
Why is SDP raising a foreign worker issue in their Shadow Budget? Is it a policy error? Who is the employee? Who is the worker? How does it affect a Singaporean worker? What is the economic benefit?