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Overall speaking, are you satisfied with the government's strategy in monetary arrangement?
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In general, are you satisfied with the Budget announced by the Financial Secretary?
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The Financial Secretary said that it could be both the worst and the best of times for Hong Kong's economy at present. Do you agree with what he said?
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The Financial Secretary said that he would keep his target set last year, which was to achieve consolidated and operating balances by 2006/07. Do you think the government can achieve this?
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The key measures for "raising revenue" proposed by the Financial Secretary included increasing the standard rate of tax by 1 percentage point to 16%, increasing the profits tax rate by 1.5 percentage points to 17.5%, and increasing the property tax rate by 1 percentage point to 16%, all implemented in different phases. Other suggested measures were to raise the Air Passenger Departure Tax from $80 to $120, and to stop freezing government fees and charges. Overall speaking, do you agree to these "revenue-raising" measures?
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The key measures for "cutting expenditure" proposed by the Financial Secretary included reducing the establishment of the civil service by 10%, reducing the social security payment by 11%, and a 6% pay-cut for civil servants implemented in different phases. Overall speaking, do you agree to these "expenditure-cutting" measures?
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The Financial Secretary said that it would be necessary to raise additional revenue of $20 billion in the coming 4 years, but only measures to raise $14 billion were presented this year. Are you confident that the government would be able to handle the "revenue-raising" tasks for the remaining $6 billion properly?
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Overall speaking, do you think the tax system in Hong Kong is fair or unfair?
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Then, do you think the distribution of wealth in Hong Kong is reasonable or unreasonable?
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