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Singapore to bring in carbon tax from 2019

Madeleine Cuff
Madeleine Cuff
clock 20 February 2018 •
Singapore's tax will start next year at S$5 (US$3.79) per tonne
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Singapore's tax will start next year at S$5 (US$3.79) per tonne

Large emittors in Singapore will be charged S$5 per tonne of carbon dioxide from next year, with further price hikes in the pipeline

Singapore yesterday revealed plans to introduce a carbon tax that will see large emitters charged for the pollution they release into the atmosphere. The tax rate will start in 2019 at S$5 (US$3.79)...

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