New S$75m grant to enhance Singapore as an enterprise financing hub
Singapore, 14 January 2019 – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will launch next month a new S$75 million Grant for Equity Market Singapore (GEMS). Announcing this at the UBS Wealth Insights conference today, Mr Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Finance and MAS Board Member, highlighted Singapore’s vision to serve as Asia’s centre for capital…
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Wan Wei Han
Singapore Economic Outlook: Mar 2019
Singapore’s GDP Grew by 1.3 in the First Quarter of 2019 compared to 1.9 % growth in the fourth quarter of last year- The decline was not unexpected given the GDP 2018 was 3.2% versus GDP 2017 of 3.7%. China, Malaysia, EU, USA,HK and Taiwan were the main trading partners. The overall trend will continue to be very challenging given all…
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Paul Wan, FCA
Singapore Budget 2019 – Others
NAVIGATION Reduction Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Restructuring Diesel Taxes Road Tax Rebates And Grants For Commercial Diesel Vehicles Tightening Of Duty-Free Allowance For Liquor Products 1 – REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS Carbon TaxAs announced in last year’s budget, the carbon tax on the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) to reduce carbon emissions will…
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Tax Dept
Singapore Budget 2019 – Individuals and Households
NAVIGATION Individual Income Tax Rate Personal Income Tax Rebate Grandparent Caregiver Relief Not Ordinarily Resident (NOR) Scheme CPF Top-Up Five-year MediSave Top-Up Edusave Accounts And Post-Secondary Education Accounts Top-Up Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) Commemorating Our Bicentennial Merdeka Generation Package (MGP) ComCare Long-Term Assistance And Singapore Allowance CareShield Life Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) Service And…
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Tax Dept
Singapore Budget 2019 – Goods and Service Tax (GST)
NAVIGATION GST Rate Tightening Of GST Import Relief For Travellers GST Remission For S-REITs And Singapore-Listed Registered Business Trusts (RBTs) Recovery Of GST For Qualifying Funds 1 – GST RATE The current GST rate is 7%. As announced by the Minister in budget 2018, the GST rate will rise from 7% to 9% sometime between…
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