SDP's proposal to cut defence spending

Defence spending in the region has gone up.

Indonesia has increased its defence budget by 2.0% for 2016 to IDR99.5 trillion (USD7.2 billion) according to figures released by the Ministry of Finance. The decision reverses a proposed 1.7% reduction in military expenditure which had been included under the draft budget. (bit.ly/1nvUbLe)

In China, defense outlays are projected to increase 7.6 percent to 954.4 billion yuan ($146 billion) this year after a 10.1 percent rise last year. (bloom.bg/1MDWTnx)

Meanwhile, Australia will embark on a decade-long surge in weaponry and military forces to defend its land, sea, skies and space from Asia's rapidly growing military forces according to ABC net. (ab.co/1pWSac2)

Here in Singapore, the Singapore Democratic Party called for defence spending to be cut by 50%. They had also called for the ISA to be abolished.

In the face of increased defence spending in the region, increased tension in the South China Sea, increased terrorist threat, do SDP's proposals make sense to you?