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Singapore Welcomes the OECD’sRecommendations to Counter Base Erosion andProfit Shifting (“BEPS”)Date: 06 October 2015
1. Singapore welcomes the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD)final BEPS recommendations to the G20 for an international approach to combat tax avoidance. Webelieve that sound implementation of the BEPS principles, with all tax jurisdictions being included inthe process, will help foster free and fair economic competition.
2. Singapore supports the BEPS principle that profits should be taxed where substantive economicactivities generating the profits are performed and where value is created. We do not condoneactivities aimed at base erosion and profit shifting. Our tax policies support substantive economicactivities, so as to create skilled jobs and business innovation, and build new capabilities in Singapore.
3. Singapore also adopts the internationallyagreed arm's length principle[1] for the determination ofprices for transactions between related parties. Our tax treaties incorporate provisions that guardagainst treaty abuse, and provide for exchange of information upon request in line with theinternationallyagreed standard.
4. Singapore has been participating actively in BEPS discussions at various international fora and willcontinue to work with the international community to counter crossborder profit shifting.
5. As jurisdictions study the recommendations, it is important to recognise the useful role of taxpolicies, underpinned by prudent fiscal strategies, in generating substantive economic activities. TheBEPS project should not inadvertently end up stifling competition for substantive economic activities,raising taxes worldwide, and impeding global growth.
Commenting on the BEPS recommendations, Singapore’s Minister for Finance, Mr Heng Swee Keat,said: “Crossborder tax issues require coordinated international solutions. To maintain a stable progrowth global environment for investment while minimising opportunities for tax arbitrage, BEPSrecommendations should be consistently applied across all state and nonstate tax jurisdictions toensure a level playing field. Singapore supports an inclusive monitoring mechanism that is conductedin a fair, open and objective manner with participation on an equal footing by all relevant taxjurisdictions.”
Issued by Ministry of Finance6 October 2015Singapore
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[1] The arm’s length principle is the international standard to guide transfer pricing. It requires thetransaction with a related party to be made under comparable conditions and circumstances as atransaction with an independent party.