At the SMU Apolitical Kopi Talk held on Monday, an SMU student questioned how the Government intended to close the income gap given Singapore’s “very high” Gini coefficient. Responding, Acting Minister of Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong said this is an issue governments go about tackling with progressive taxation and with spending to help the needy. He added that the Gini coefficient here has fallen and while it was high for a country, “it’s not high for a city, which we are”. Other questions the 30-odd students at the forum asked ranged from how the Government planned its Budget, to efforts on revamping museums, as well as problems the acting minister foresees for the current generation of students.