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The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Singapore.ACRA is the regulator of business registration, financial reporting, public accountants and corporate service providers.
As part of this plan, Singapore has implemented Southeast Asian's first carbon tax on 1 January 2019, setting the carbon tax at S$5/tCO 2 e for the first five years from 2019 to 2023. With effect from 2024, the carbon tax was raised to S$25/tCO 2 e with a targeted raise to S$45/tCO 2 e in 2026 and 2027 and S$50-80/tCO 2 e by 2030. [5]
Singapore to be made a sustainable tourism destination with plans to hone Singapore as a carbon services hub; Reduce waste deposited into Semakau landfill by 20 per cent, to be achieved by 2026, and building on a target to reduce waste up to 30 per cent by 2030 as part of the Zero Waste Masterplan announced in 2019; [ 12 ]
The dividend component comes in the form of a tax credit to low- and middle-income families and accounts for around 17% of carbon tax revenue. [36] [37] As of 1 July 2022, the maximum amount an adult (and their partner) can receive is CAD $193.50 annually, paid in quarterly instalments, and $56.50 per child. [37]
Carbon Manna [40] is a proposed scheme that will use proceeds from pre-selling credits from bundled emissions reduction projects to reimburse users directly or to enroll them in the successful mobile phone currency M-PESA being used in developing countries to reduce monetary transaction costs and hedge against currency fluctuations.
An emissions tax on greenhouse gas emissions requires individual emitters to pay a fee, charge, or tax for every tonne of greenhouse gas, [8] while an energy tax is applied to the fuels themselves. In terms of climate change mitigation , a carbon tax is not a perfect substitute for an emissions tax. [ 94 ]
The 2025 LIV season will begin with dates in Saudi Arabia, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore. LIV will debut in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital, with its 2025 kickoff tournament on Feb. 6-8 at ...
Any income arising from sources outside Singapore and received in Singapore on or after 1 January 2004 by an individual (other than partners of a partnership) is exempt from tax. This system has the potential to allow for tax avoidance practiced by individuals who derive income from abroad, gain tax exemptions via their non-resident status ...