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SINGAPORE: Foreign worker levies will not apply to all S Pass and work permit holders, including domestic workers, during the stay-at-home notice periods from January to September, it said on Thursday (April 1). ) the Ministry of Labor (MOM).
“This is to help employers manage the increased costs associated with updated government measures to reduce the risk of importing COVID-19 into the community,” MOM said in a press release.
Since January, the government has implemented additional border measures including limiting entry approvals for work pass holders and requiring newly arrived S Pass and work permit holders to undergo COVID-19 testing upon arrival and submit stay-at-home notices, MOM said.
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“While employers have cooperated with these measures in the interest of public health, some have commented that these additional measures have also resulted in higher costs,” the ministry said.
For employers who already paid taxes for their workers during their stay-at-home notices in January and February, the exemptions will be used to offset the June foreign worker tax, which will be paid in July.
Employers with workers who serve stay-at-home notices from March through September will not be required to pay taxes for the duration of the notices.
