QUIT RENT

Mr Charles Chong asked the Minister for Law what percentage of households in Singapore are required to pay quit rent and whether his Ministry will review the need to impose quit rent.

Prof. S. Jayakumar:

Currently, 2,705 households pay quit rent.

Ministry of Law is in the process of reviewing the need for these households to continue paying quit rent. APPENDIX TO ANNUAL BUDGET STATEMENT ANNEX A Existing New Excise Excise HS CODE DESCRIPTION Duty Duty (per kg) (per kg) 24.01 Unmanufactured tobacco;tobacco refuse. 2401.10 - Tobacco, not stemmed/stripped: 100 - Virginia type, flue-cured $ 70.00 900 - - Other $ 70.00 $ 80.50 2401.20 - Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/stripped: 100 - Virginia type, flue-cured $ 70.00 $ 80.50 900 - Other $ 70.00 $ 80.50 2401.30 100 - Tobacco refuse $ 70.00 $ 80.00 2402 Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes 2402.10 000 - Cigars, cheroots and $130.00 $150.00 cigarilos, containing tobacco 2402.20 000 - Gigarettes containing $130.00 $150.00 tobacco 2402.90 - Other: $130.00 $150.00 100 - - Cigarettes containing $130.00 $150.00 tobacco substitutes 990 - - Other $130.00 $150.00 2403 Other manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; "homogenised" or "reconstituted" tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences. 2403.10 - Smoking tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion: 100 - Packed for retail $130.00 $150.00 - Other: 910 - - For the manufacture of $ 70.00 $ 80.50 cigarettes 990 - - Other $130.00 $150.00 - Other: 2403.91 000 -"Homogenised" or $130.00 $150.00 "reconstituted" tobacco 2403.99 -Other: 100 - Beedies $ 26.00 $ 33.00 200 - Snuff $130.00 $150.00 - Other manufactured tobacco: 810 - Provided that at the time $ 14.00 $ 22.00 of release from Customs control,the Director-General is satisfied that it is not intended to be used for the manufacture of cigarettes by power operated machinery 820 - "Smokeless Tobacco", $ 14.00 $ 22.00 including chewing and sucking tobacco 890 - Other $130.00 $150.00 900 - Other $130.00 $150.00