The final speaker in the afternoon session's panel discussion was Associate Professor Hui Weng Tat from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. He tried to suggest ways in which the CPF could help to meet not only the basic retirement needs of Singaporeans but to maintain their current lifestyles at retirement.
Prof Hui said that in order for people to maintain their current lifestyles at retirement, they would have to have a retirement income that has an IRR (income replacement rate) of 60 to 80%. He shared that the CPF provides a higher IRR for lower income groups than it does for people who command higher salaries, typically, of more than $5000 a month due to a contribution cap set by the government. In his opinion, this cap should be raised and CPF members should be allowed to contribute more to their CPF accounts if they want to......