Singapore’s regulatory reform efforts have focused on improving services and creating space for innovation through its digital strategy. Regulatory reviews, both pre- and post-implementation, are conducted on a regular basis. Public consultation for business-related issues is done through the reaching everyone for active citizenry @ home (REACH) platform or through the involvement of the Pro-Enterprise Panel (PEP) and industry stakeholders. In order to strengthen small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) linkages to the global value chain and encourage innovation, the government has been encouraging private sector collaboration through industry exchanges, the introduction of regulatory sandboxes, and programmes to link government procurement with SMEs.
Singapore began to implement a targeted SME policy following a recession in the late 1980s, and it intensified the policy after the Asian Financial Crisis. From the outset, the country has adopted a “service delivery” approach to SME policy, providing services to help SMEs increase their competitiveness. Its main policy priorities are productivity enhancement and internationalisation. It has recently started to identify a number of priority sectors for targeted support as part of an initiative to prepare its enterprises for future economic changes. It has a demonstrated expertise in the area of SME policy, and is a model for many countries globally.
1. Consistent with the agreed methodology this first annual peer review covers: (i) the domestic legal and administrative framework, (ii) certain aspects of the exchange of information framework as well as (iii) certain aspects of the confidentiality and appropriate use of CbC reports. Singapore’s implementation of the Action 13 minimum standard meets all applicable terms of reference. The report, therefore, contains no recommendations.
El presente capítulo analiza el Programa de Educación Cívico-Tributaria de Singapur. Comienza haciendo un recorrido por el programa al completo y sus objetivos, seguido del análisis de un elemento en concreto: el servicio de exclusión de la presentación de declaración (NFS). Por último, realiza una reflexión sobre el impacto y las enseñanzas extraídas como fruto de la iniciativa, y apunta brevemente a los futuros pasos en este ámbito.
This chapter presents Singapore’s taxpayer education programme. It first gives an overview of the whole programme and its objectives, followed by a focus on one specific element, the No-Filing Service (NFS). It subsequently looks at the impacts and lessons learnt of the initiative, followed by an outlook on next steps.
Ce chapitre présente le programme d'éducation des contribuables du Singapour. Il décrit d'abord les objectifs généraux du programme, suivi d’un point sur un élément spécifique, le service de dispense de déclaration. Il examine par la suite l'impact et les leçons à tirer de l'initiative, suivie par un aperçu des prochaines étapes.
This chapter was prepared by the OECD Secretariat based on original work by Grant Kirkpatrick, Paris, France.
This chapter was prepared by the OECD Secretariat based on original work by Edwin Ritchken, Pretoria, South Africa.
Singapore students are better at problem-solving tasks that require exploring and understanding, representing and formulating, and monitoring and reflecting than tasks that require planning and executing. That said, this is in the context of Singapore students being still among the highest-performing in planning and executing.