Clause 15

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) Each provision in the first column of the following table applies for the purpose of ascertaining the income of a Tenth Schedule entity for the basis period for each year of assessment set out opposite that provision in the second column of the table:ProvisionYear of assessmentSubsection (2)2021 or 2022Subsection (2A)(a) 2022 or 2023Subsection (2A)(b) and (c)2022 or a subsequent year of assessment”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsections:“(2A) Despite any other provision in this Part, the following expenditure incurred by a Tenth Schedule entity is allowed as a deduction for the relevant year of assessment:

any monetary payment given during the period between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2021 (both dates inclusive) by the Tenth Schedule entity to an individual who drives a chauffeured private hire car or taxi, that the Comptroller is satisfied is given to mitigate the individual’s loss of income arising from a COVID‑19 event;

the value of any benefit given on or after 1 January 2021 to an individual who drives a chauffeured private hire car or taxi, that is given in connection with an amount received by the Tenth Schedule entity out of a payment made by the Government from a fund established by the Government known as the COVID‑19 Driver Relief Fund;

any monetary payment given on or after 1 January 2021 by the Tenth Schedule entity to an individual who drives a chauffeured private hire car or taxi that is a petrol car or petrol‑electric car, that is given in connection with an amount received by the Tenth Schedule entity out of a payment made on behalf of the Government (known as the Additional Petrol Duty Rebate), that is part of the Budget Statement of the Government dated 16 February 2021.(2B) Despite any other provision in this Part, any monetary payment given by a person (other than an individual) who paid a tax under section 11 of the Road Traffic Act for a vehicle that is a petrol car or petrol‑electric car, to an individual who drives that vehicle as a chauffeured private hire car or taxi, in connection with an amount given to the person as a rebate against that tax on or after 1 August 2021, is allowed as a deduction against the income of the person for the basis period for the year of assessment 2022 or a subsequent year of assessment.”;

by inserting, immediately after the definitions of “COVID‑19 event” and “monetary payment” in subsection (3), the following definitions:“ “petrol car” means a motor car which uses petrol as its source of power;“petrol‑electric car” means a motor car which uses either or both petrol and electricity as its source of power;”; and

by deleting the words “individual drivers of chauffeured private hire cars and taxis due to COVID‑19 events” in the section heading and substituting the words “drivers of chauffeured private hire cars and taxis”.