Government Operating Revenue

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Government Operating Revenue

Last updated: 18 Feb 2025, 17:51 SGT

MOF (Ministry of Finance)

Operating Revenue refers to Government receipts credited to the Consolidated Revenue Account and Development Fund Account, excluding Investment and Interest Income, and Capital Receipts (lumpy and less regular in timing). The main components are Corporate Income Tax, Personal Income Tax, and Goods and Services Tax.

Withholding Tax - A non-resident is liable to pay income tax on Singapore-sourced income. Under the law, when payment of a specified nature (e.g. royalty, interest, etc.) is made to a non-resident company or individual, the payer must withhold a percentage of that payment and pay the amount withheld to IRAS. The amount withheld is the Withholding Tax.

Assets Taxes refer to Property Tax and Estate Duty. Property Tax is a tax on the ownership of property and is payable by all property owners on the properties owned by them. Estate Duty is a tax on the total market value of a person's assets (cash and non-cash) at the date of his or her death. Estate Duty does not apply to a person who dies on or after 15 February 2008, although there are still some collections from the estates of people who had passed away earlier.

Customs Duties refer to taxes on goods imported into Singapore, excluding excise duty. In Singapore, Customs Duties are principally imposed on alcoholic products.

Excise Duties refer to taxes on goods, whether manufactured in Singapore or elsewhere. In Singapore, Excise Duties are imposed principally on tobacco, petroleum products, motor vehicles and liquor.

Motor Vehicle Taxes comprise additional registration fees, road tax, special tax on heavy-oil engines, passenger vehicle seating fees and non-motor vehicle licences, but exclude excise duties on motor vehicles which are classified under Customs, Excise and Carbon Taxes.

Stamp Duty is a tax imposed on commercial and legal documents relating to unlisted stocks and shares and immovable property.

Other Taxes comprise the Foreign Worker Levy, Water Conservation Tax, Land Betterment Charge, and Annual Tonnage Tax.

Other Fees and Charges include Licenses, Permits, Service Fees, Sale of Goods, Rental of Premises, Fines and Forfeitures and Reimbursements.

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GovernmentOperatingRevenue.csv (406 rows, 20.5 KB)

Financial Year Text	Actual Revised Estimated Text	Class Text	Type Text	Amount In Millions Numeric	Percent Of Gdp Numeric
(Null)0.0% 19973.4% 19983.4% 19993.4% 20003.4%	(Null)0.0% Actual93.1% Revised3.4% Estimated3.4%	(Null)0.0% Tax78.6% Fees and Charges14.3% Others7.1%	(Null)0.0% Others7.1% Stamp Duty7.1% Other Taxes7.1% Assets Taxes7.1%	(Null)0.0%	(Null)0.0% 0.00710.1% 0.0068.9% 0.0018.4% 0.0098.4%
1997	Actual	Tax	Assets Taxes	2335	0.016
1998	Actual	Tax	Assets Taxes	1529	0.011
1999	Actual	Tax	Assets Taxes	1314	0.009
2000	Actual	Tax	Assets Taxes	1606	0.01
2001	Actual	Tax	Assets Taxes	1518	0.009
2002	Actual	Tax	Assets Taxes	1308	0.008
2003	Actual	Tax	Assets Taxes	1512	0.009
2004	Actual	Tax	Assets Taxes	2058	0.01
2005	Actual	Tax	Assets Taxes	1910	0.009
2006	Actual	Tax	Assets Taxes	2112	0.009

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Title	Column name	Data type	Unit of measure	Description
Financial Year	financial_year	Text	-	-
Actual Revised Estimated	actual_revised_estimated	Text	-	-
Class	class	Text	-	-
Type	type	Text	-	-
Amount In Millions	amount_in_millions	Numeric	-	-
Percent Of Gdp	percent_of_gdp	Numeric	-	-

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import requests
          
dataset_id = "d_d6cd701a67607ac9d4f3d469d8c815e5"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id="  + dataset_id 
        
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())

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GovernmentOperatingRevenue.csv (406 rows, 20.5 KB)

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