Water Conservation Tax: Singapore

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Water Conservation Tax Singapores Experience

• Prospects of Green Tax and Budget Reform
  Principles and Country Experiences
• 14 Dec 2006
• Bangkok, Thailand

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INTRODUCTION

• Overview of Water Resource Management in
  Singapore
• Our Water Conservation Strategy
• Water Pricing - Water Conservation Tax
• Achievements in Water Conservation
• Encouraging Voluntary Water Conservation

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• SINGAPORE
• Highly urbanised and industrialised city state
• Land area 699 sq km
• Population 4.35 million (2006)

Singapore
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VISION A clean environment. Water for
all. Together, a sustainable Singapore.
Mission To deliver and sustain a clean and
healthy environment and water resources for all
in Singapore.
To ensure a sustainable quality environment in
Singapore
To secure an adequate supply of water at
affordable cost
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Sustainable Water Management
Water for All
Conserve, Value, Enjoy
3P Approach
Conserve Water
Value Our Waters
Enjoy Our Waters
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Water Conservation Strategy
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Water Pricing Structure
Broad-based Tax levied by the Government to
reinforce the water conservation message
To recover the full costs of producing and
supplying water
Water Conservation Tax (WCT)
Water Tariff
Water Price
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Brief History of Water Conservation Tax

• Introduction of WCT
• WCT is imposed on all tiers except for domestic
  users consuming less than 20m3

• Increase in WCT and Tariff rate

• Adjustments to WCT and Water Tariff phased in
  over 4 annual increments
• WCT is levied on from the very first m3 of water

1991
1993
1997
2000
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Pricing Structure for Water (2000-Current)
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Water Conservation Tax in Practice
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Water Conservation Strategy
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Water Conservation Strategy

• Public Education and Publicity Programmes
• Water Efficient Homes programme
• 10 Litres Challenge

Thimble
Cistern Water Saving Bag
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Consumption Monitoring
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Achievements in Water Conservation Efforts

• Through regulatory measures such as water
  conservation tax and raising water tariffs
• 1994 176 litres
• 2005 160 litres

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Moving Forward Water Conservation Target

160 litres / person / day
155 litres / person / day
(2005)
(2012)
Target reduce the per capita daily water
consumption to 155 litres by 2012
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