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On 30 May 2024, 44-year-old Lin Baoying was given a 15-month jail term for one count of money laundering and two counts of submitting a forged document to a bank. Lin, who possessed more than $170.5 million in assets, agreed to forfeit S$153 million to the state. Lin was the only female defendant of the case. [18]
The Singapore government has argued that reducing the rate of GST would benefit the wealthy more than the poor, as the bulk of GST is collected from foreigners and higher-income earners. In 2010, 84.2% of all GST paid was collected from foreigners and the top 40% of Singaporean households, while the bottom 20% of households contributed only 4% ...
History. 1892 Straits Settlements stamp. A postal service had been available in Singapore since the contemporary city was founded by Stamford Raffles in 1819. Postal services were first directly organised in Singapore in 1826, and from 1829 rectangular postmarks began to be used on local correspondence.
Following self-government in 1959, the Inland Revenue Department was formed in 1960 when various revenues administered and collected by a number of separate agencies were brought together. When Singapore attained independence on 9 August 1965, substantial changes were made to the Income Tax Act, which came into effect on 1 January 1966.
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The U.S. Postal Service is raising postage costs for the second time this year. On July 9, the price of a first-class stamp will rise to 66 cents from 63 cents. In January, the price of first ...
As of March 2024, Posten sells IRCs online, and at their 30 remaining post offices. The cost is 38 NOK per IRC. Singapore. Singapore Post sells IRCs at its GPO in Paya Lebar. IRCs are sold for S$2.50, and can be redeemed for S$1.40. Switzerland. International reply coupons are sold by the Swiss Post in packs of 10 for 30 CHF.
On September 25, 2013, the USPS announced a 3-cent increase in the First Class postal rate, effective January 26, 2014, increasing the price of a stamp to 49 cents. Bulk mail, periodicals, and package service rates were also increased by 6 percent. A loss of US$5 billion during the 2013 fiscal year was the reason given for the increase.