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The '''Progress Singapore Party''' (abbreviation: '''PSP''') is a political party in Singapore, founded by former Member of Parliament Tan Cheng Bock and 11 members in 2019. In 2020, PSP's membership has reached 1000.

=== Activities ===

An event to commemorate the party's launch was first announced on 27 May 2019, and to be held at the Singapore Expo on 15 June 2019. However, police permits required for the event were not approved in time. The party announced on 3 June 2019 that the event was postponed to 3 August 2019, and was held at the Swissotel Merchant Court Hotel in Singapore, attracting an audience of 1,000 people. The event was also live-streamed to twenty-five thousand viewers online.

A National Day Dinner was held on 25 August 2019 in which more than 400 members attended. Central Executive Committee member Alex Tan mentioned that there is an even split of young and old members ranging from age 21 to above 55. New members have come forward as they resonate with the party's motto, “For Country, For People.” and its call for accountability, transparency, and independence. It was also highlighted that PSP's membership has grown to over 500 members in less than a month since it was launched.

The second PSP Talks Forum was held on 19 December 2019, veteran architect Tay Kheng Soon was invited to speak on “Politics and Planning: The Future of Singapore". He discussed some of the problems Singapore faced, such as how meritocracy has devolved into elitism, the obsolete town planning system, etc. He also talked about the possibility of Singapore having five different elections for five local governments, each governing a Community Development Council and a central government elected from the five local governments.

On 17 January 2020, the party announced a reshuffled of leadership at its New Year Dinner. Two CEC members have stepped down and five new members have joined the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC). Tan said "I am looking for a team to mentor, so many have stepped forward," he said. "PSP is now managed by a team. It is not just the Tan Cheng Bock party, it is the people's party." The party's newly composed theme song "March of Change" and party mascot "Otica" was also unveiled.

On 27 January 2020, PSP officially opened its new headquarters in Bukit Timah Shopping Centre, the new HQ will be a location for talks and seminars. Tan mentioned that the it will be for the long haul

=== Pre-Election ===

=== Budget ===

In Feb 2020, PSP announced its first public policy proposal which includes: a) Broader relief package for businesses, b) Expansionary budget to tide through the current crises, c) Fiscal budget is not a goodie-bag, d) Building a sustainable economy, e) No to GST hike, f) Taxpayers should not be burdened for large infrastructure projects and g) A prudent approach to expenditures.

In response to this incident and the departure of other PSP members, Tan said that he was unconcerned as "there are so many waiting to join us". On 31 May Philemon was reported to have filed an application to set up a new political party in Singapore called Red Dot United along with Michelle Lee.

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