RENEWAL FEE OF DRIVING LICENCE (Reduction)

Parliament of Singapore · 26 July 1994 · 8th Parliament

Official Report, 26 July 1994, Vol 63, Issue 3 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Chiam See TongWong Kan Seng
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Mr Chiam See Tong asked the Minister for Home Affairs whether the renewal fee of a driving licence will be reduced from $20 to $5 per year as the administrative costs do not justify a charge of $20.

Mr Wong Kan Seng: Sir, the fees for driving licences were last revised 16 years ago in 1978. Despite the increase in the cost of administration during this period, these fees have remained unchanged.

I therefore do not see any need to reduce the driving licence fees as proposed.

Mr Chiam See Tong (Potong Pasir): What is the administrative cost to renew one driving licence?

Mr Wong Kan Seng: The administrative cost to renew a driving licence is about the same as what we collect.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 26 July 1994. Republished on SGParliament.