Singapore Budget 2019: Tighter tax rules on booze and other buys
New duty-free limits target travellers, but watchers still holding out for e-tail GST
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THE expansion of goods and services tax (GST) to cross-border shipments worth less than S$400 was missing from the Budget for the second year in a row. Fiscal hawks had hoped for such a levy on Monday, especially with a "Netflix tax" on foreign online services unveiled last year.
Instead, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat rolled out tighter tax and duty measures on liquor and overseas purchases entering Singapore.
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