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In view of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the GST increase [14] will be deferred to after year 2022, with a S$6 billion Assurance Package proposed in 2020 to cushion the impact when the hike kicks in. The GST increase is later deferred again, with the increase taking place in two stages, 8% on 1 January 2023 and 9% on 1 January 2024.
Map of the world showing national-level sales tax / VAT rates as of October 2019. A comparison of tax rates by countries is difficult and somewhat subjective, as tax laws in most countries are extremely complex and the tax burden falls differently on different groups in each country and sub-national unit.
By June – The Urban Redevelopment Authority will unveil the Draft Master Plan 2025, which will detail development plans for the next 10 to 15 years. [35] 11 July–3 August – 2025 World Aquatics Championships will be held. [38] [39] 3–5 October – Singapore Grand Prix (Formula One) will be held. [40]
The English name of "Singapore" is an anglicisation of the native Malay name for the country, Singapura (pronounced), which was in turn derived from the Sanskrit word for 'lion city' (Sanskrit: सिंहपुर; romanised: Siṃhapura; Brahmi: 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀳𑀧𑀼𑀭; literally "lion city"; siṃha means 'lion', pura means 'city' or 'fortress'). [9]
This is a list of places in Singapore based on the planning areas and their constituent subzones as designated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). Based on the latest URA Master Plan in 2019, the country is divided into 5 regions , which are further subdivided into 55 planning areas , and finally subdivided into a total of 332 subzones.
The first international guest writer was Hong Kong's Xu Xi. For 2011, it is Singapore's Kirpal Singh. For 2012, it is Nathan Aw Ming Kun [4] from the Singapore Management University (SMU). [5] [6] [7] Also in 2010, Silliman University welcomed the panelists, writing fellows, workshop alumni, and guests to the Writers Village at Camp Lookout ...
It is the only national literary writing competition for poetry and short story in Singapore which promotes the art of creative writing in all four languages (English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil). [10] Many past winners are now well-established writers (e.g. Alfian Sa'at, [11] Cyril Wong, Claire Tham, Anuar Othman).
In Singapore, a town council (TC) is an entity formed by at least one elected Member of Parliament (MP) and appointed residents who are responsible for the day-to-day operations in managing the common property of the Housing and Development Board (HDB) residential flats and commercial property within the town. [1]