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Short title and commencement
This Act is the Goods and Services Tax Voucher Fund (Amendment) Act 2020 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.
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Goods and Services Tax Voucher Fund (Amendment) Bill is Singapore Bill, cited as Bill 14 2020, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2020.
Short title and commencement
This Act is the Goods and Services Tax Voucher Fund (Amendment) Act 2020 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.
Amendment of section 4
Section 4(1) of the Goods and Services Tax Voucher Fund Act is amended by deleting paragraph (a) and substituting the following paragraph:“(a)to provide financial assistance (including cash grants, grants‑in‑aid, rebates, reliefs, subsidies and credits) under a public scheme to such natural persons as may be prescribed, in order to mitigate the impact of the goods and services tax on their living expenses;”.
New section 8A
The Goods and Services Tax Voucher Fund Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 8, the following section:“Financial assistance not of right8A. No person has an absolute right to any financial assistance under a public scheme using moneys from the Fund.”.