Clarification by Acting Minister for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Finance

The following statement was made in a reply by the Acting Minister for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Finance (Mr Jeffrey Siow) during the Ministerial Statements on Impact of the Middle East Situation on Singapore at the Sitting of 7 April 2026:

The Acting Minister for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Finance (Mr Jeffrey Siow): Thank you, Mr Speaker. On self-employed groups, specifically the Combi bus and limousine drivers, in 2002, our Government worked very closely with the NTUC to work out the support measures for this particular group. I think we will be happy to work with NTUC again to see how that can be done. [Please refer to ​"Impact of the Middle East Situation on Singapore", Official Report, 7 April 2026, Vol 96, Issue 27, Ministerial Statements section.]

Written statement by Mr Jeffrey Siow circulated with the leave of the Speaker, in accordance with Standing Order No. 29(5):

I wish to make the following factual correction to my reply given during the Sitting of 7 April 2026. My statement should read as follows:

The Acting Minister for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Finance (Mr Jeffrey Siow): Thank you, Mr Speaker. On self-employed groups, specifically the Combi bus and limousine drivers, in 2022, our Government worked very closely with the NTUC to work out the support measures for this particular group. I think we will be happy to work with NTUC again to see how that can be done.