BIDS FOR NEW CAR REGISTRATION NUMBERS (Collections)

Mr Chia Shi Teck asked the Minister for Communications how much is collected each year from 1989 to 1993 on the sale by bidding of new car registration numbers and whether he will consider granting the proceeds of such sale to the Community Chest.

Mr Mah Bow Tan: The yearly collections from the bids for new car registration numbers are as follows: Year Collections ($ m) 1989 3.3 1990 2.9 1991 3.7 1992 5.1 1993 7.1

The proceeds from bids for car registration numbers cannot be set aside for specific purposes like contributions to the Community Chest. Like all others fees and charges collected by ROV, they form part of Government's overall revenue, which is used to finance public expenditure that benefits all Singaporeans. Such expenditure includes contributions to Voluntary Welfare Organisations for their social welfare projects.