Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the current level of greenhouse gas emissions attributable to Pulau Bukom and Jurong Island; (b) what is the projected reduction in emissions from Shell’s sale of its oil and chemicals facilities in Singapore; and (c) whether theContinue reading “GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ATTRIBUTABLE TO PULAU BUKOM AND JURONG ISLAND, AND PROJECTED REDUCTION FROM SALE OF SHELL’S OIL AND CHEMICALS FACILITIES”
Category Archives: Ministry of Trade and Industry
CARBON TAX ALLOWANCES GRANTED AND IMPACT ON SINGAPORE’S EMISSIONS PROFILE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry (a) how many firms have been granted allowances for carbon tax in 2023, 2024 and 2025 respectively; (b) what is the average proportion of emissions covered by allowances in each of the three time periods; and (c) what is the expectedContinue reading “CARBON TAX ALLOWANCES GRANTED AND IMPACT ON SINGAPORE’S EMISSIONS PROFILE”
LEASE OF JTC INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES TO SMES AT DISCOUNTED RATE
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) is empowered to lease of JTC industrial properties to local SMEs at a discount to the market rate; (b) if so, how many of such schemes are there and which industries are these schemes tailored for respectively; and (c) whetherContinue reading “LEASE OF JTC INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES TO SMES AT DISCOUNTED RATE”
LEVEL OF SINGAPORE’S INVESTMENTS AND TRADE UTILISING TRANS-CASPIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE ROUTE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what is the level of Singapore’s investments and trade that involved and utilised the Trans-Caspian International Trade Route (TITR) since 2022; and (b) whether there will be an expansion of investments for Singapore to better connect with the TITR. Mr Gan Kim Yong: The GovernmentContinue reading “LEVEL OF SINGAPORE’S INVESTMENTS AND TRADE UTILISING TRANS-CASPIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE ROUTE”
EFFORTS TO ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS FOR RESUMPTION OF TRISHAW TOUR OPERATIONS
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Trade and Industry whether the Singapore Tourism Board is currently engaging stakeholders in finding sites for trishaw tour operators to resume operations and, if so, when will new licences to operate such tours be available again. Mr Gan Kim Yong: This question has been addressed in the replyContinue reading “EFFORTS TO ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS FOR RESUMPTION OF TRISHAW TOUR OPERATIONS”
SUBMISSION OF SKILLS TRANSFER ROADMAPS BY COMPANIES THAT RECEIVE MORE THAN $5 MILLION IN GOVERNMENT GRANTS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether companies receiving more than $5 million in Government grants or tax subsidies are required to submit a skills transfer roadmap outlining how they will leverage the funding to upskill locals with specific targets; (b) whether future tranches of grant disbursements will beContinue reading “SUBMISSION OF SKILLS TRANSFER ROADMAPS BY COMPANIES THAT RECEIVE MORE THAN $5 MILLION IN GOVERNMENT GRANTS”
UPDATE ON TRANSITION FRAMEWORK FOR CARBON TAX
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether he can provide an update on the transition framework for carbon tax that was first introduced on 12 January 2022; (b) how does the transition framework for existing facilities in the emissions-intensive trade-exposed sectors ease the transition without eroding the price signal for suchContinue reading “UPDATE ON TRANSITION FRAMEWORK FOR CARBON TAX”
STOCKPILING URANIUM TO SECURE ENERGY SOURCES FOR SHIFT TOWARDS NUCLEAR ENERGY
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether Singapore has plans to stockpile uranium to secure energy sources ahead of other countries shifting towards nuclear energy; and (b) what preparations are being made to prepare a core of local talent to enter this industry. The Second Minister for Trade and IndustryContinue reading “STOCKPILING URANIUM TO SECURE ENERGY SOURCES FOR SHIFT TOWARDS NUCLEAR ENERGY”
POTENTIAL CROSS-COUNTRY COLLABORATION TO CONSTRUCT PIPELINES FOR TRANSPORTING HYDROGEN BASED ON SINGAPORE’S NATIONAL HYDROGEN STRATEGY
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Government is working with neighbouring countries to construct a pipeline for the transportation of hydrogen; (b) whether the pipelines needed for the transportation of such hydrogen can be blended with existing natural gas pipelines; and (c) whether there are plans toContinue reading “POTENTIAL CROSS-COUNTRY COLLABORATION TO CONSTRUCT PIPELINES FOR TRANSPORTING HYDROGEN BASED ON SINGAPORE’S NATIONAL HYDROGEN STRATEGY”
COMPANIES BEING RE-DOMICILED TO SINGAPORE AND RELATED RISKS TO SINGAPORE’S REPUTATION WITH MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Ministry keeps track of companies which re-domicile to Singapore to operate their headquarters out of Singapore rather than out of their countries of origin; (b) whether it has assessed if this practice presents any risks for Singapore with regard to itsContinue reading “COMPANIES BEING RE-DOMICILED TO SINGAPORE AND RELATED RISKS TO SINGAPORE’S REPUTATION WITH MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS”
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