Average Licensing Cost Incurred by Non-hawker Food and Beverage Establishment and Plans to Waiver Costs for Licence Renewals for FY2022 Given Impact from COVID-19

Debated in Parliament on 3 Nov 2021.

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Melvin Yong inquired about the average licensing cost for non-hawker F&B establishments and whether costs for FY2022 licence renewals could be waived due to COVID-19 impacts.
Grace Fu stated that SFA licenses F&B establishments with an annual food shop licence costing $195 and a food stall licence costing $32, noting the cost is insignificant.
The government supports F&B establishments through measures like the Jobs Support Scheme, Foreign Worker Levy rebates, and rental waivers, rather than waiving licence renewal costs.
No specific commitment was made to waive licensing costs for FY2022, with emphasis on existing support schemes to address the pandemic's impact.
The response highlighted that licence fees are minimal compared to the broader financial assistance available to the F&B sector during the crisis.

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Melvin Yong Yik Chye

Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what is the average licensing cost incurred by a non-hawker food and beverage establishment; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider waiving the costs for licence renewals (excluding liquor licences) for FY 2022 given the significant impact that COVID-19 has had on food and beverage outlets.

Grace Fu Hai Yien

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) licenses Food and Beverage (F&B) establishments including restaurants, coffee shops and food courts. Operators of F&B establishments are required to obtain a food shop licence from SFA, which costs $195 annually. Individual food stall operators obtain a food stall licence from SFA which costs $32 annually.

The cost of the licence is therefore insignificant. The Government is committed to supporting F&B establishments during this difficult period through significant support measures, such as the Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) and Foreign Worker Levy rebates, rental waivers and rental reliefs for qualifying owner-occupiers and tenants under the Rental Relief Scheme (RRS).

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Melvin Yong inquired about the average licensing cost for non-hawker F&B establishments and whether costs for FY2022 licence renewals could be waived due to COVID-19 impacts.
Grace Fu stated that SFA licenses F&B establishments with an annual food shop licence costing $195 and a food stall licence costing $32, noting the cost is insignificant.
The government supports F&B establishments through measures like the Jobs Support Scheme, Foreign Worker Levy rebates, and rental waivers, rather than waiving licence renewal costs.
No specific commitment was made to waive licensing costs for FY2022, with emphasis on existing support schemes to address the pandemic's impact.
The response highlighted that licence fees are minimal compared to the broader financial assistance available to the F&B sector during the crisis.

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Average Licensing Cost Incurred by Non-hawker Food and Beverage Establishment and Plans to Waiver Costs for Licence Renewals for FY2022 Given Impact from COVID-19

Debated in Parliament on 3 Nov 2021.

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Melvin Yong inquired about the average licensing cost for non-hawker F&B establishments and whether costs for FY2022 licence renewals could be waived due to COVID-19 impacts.
Grace Fu stated that SFA licenses F&B establishments with an annual food shop licence costing $195 and a food stall licence costing $32, noting the cost is insignificant.
The government supports F&B establishments through measures like the Jobs Support Scheme, Foreign Worker Levy rebates, and rental waivers, rather than waiving licence renewal costs.
No specific commitment was made to waive licensing costs for FY2022, with emphasis on existing support schemes to address the pandemic's impact.
The response highlighted that licence fees are minimal compared to the broader financial assistance available to the F&B sector during the crisis.

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Melvin Yong Yik Chye

Grace Fu Hai Yien

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Melvin Yong inquired about the average licensing cost for non-hawker F&B establishments and whether costs for FY2022 licence renewals could be waived due to COVID-19 impacts.
Grace Fu stated that SFA licenses F&B establishments with an annual food shop licence costing $195 and a food stall licence costing $32, noting the cost is insignificant.
The government supports F&B establishments through measures like the Jobs Support Scheme, Foreign Worker Levy rebates, and rental waivers, rather than waiving licence renewal costs.
No specific commitment was made to waive licensing costs for FY2022, with emphasis on existing support schemes to address the pandemic's impact.
The response highlighted that licence fees are minimal compared to the broader financial assistance available to the F&B sector during the crisis.

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Average Licensing Cost Incurred by Non-hawker Food and Beverage Establishment and Plans to Waiver Costs for Licence Renewals for FY2022 Given Impact from COVID-19

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Average Licensing Cost Incurred by Non-hawker Food and Beverage Establishment and Plans to Waiver Costs for Licence Renewals for FY2022 Given Impact from COVID-19

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