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消
费
税
社会
Social
名词
政府对所有货品和服务所征收的税款。
Noun
A consumption tax imposed by the Government on all goods and services.
In order to improve Singapore’s international competitiveness, the Government began to levy a Goods and Services Tax on 1 April 1994.
Under this tax system, the Government would be able to reduce taxes directly levied on individuals and instead levy taxes on services and goods. Such a tax system is relatively stable and will not fluctuate too much due to the fluctuations in citizens’ personal income.
In 1994, Singapore began to levy the GST at 3%. In 2003, it was increased to 4%, and then to 5% and 7% in 2005 and 2007 respectively.
In 2012, the government introduced the GST Voucher (GSTV) scheme to help low-income citizens. The scheme has three components: Cash; a Medisave top- up; and U-Save, a utilities bill rebate.
From 1 January 2020, the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) began to collect GST on overseas digital services.
In addition to providing subsidies to low-income groups, the Government may need to ensure that the increase in GST will not cause the cost of living to spiral upward. (Lianhe Zaobao, 20/11/2019)
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