2024年5月8日，新加坡貿工部長顏金勇（現任副總理）先生在國會書面答覆阿裕尼集選區議員畢丹星先生關於以折扣價向中小型企業出租裕廊集團工業地產相關事宜。
以下內容為新加坡眼根據國會英文資料翻譯整理：
畢丹星（阿裕尼集選區議員）先生詢問貿工部長：
(a) 裕廊集團是否有權以低於市場價格的折扣價將裕廊集團工業地產出租給本地中小企業？
(b) 如果有，有多少此類計劃，這些計劃分別針對哪些行業？
(c) 貿工部是否有計劃擴大此類計劃的數量，通過降低租金來減少本地中小企業的經營成本？
顏金勇（時任貿工部長，現任副總理）先生：裕廊集團 (JTC) 通常不向本地中小企業 (SME) 提供租金回扣，因為其租金目前平均比現行市場價格低12%。裕廊集團上一次提供一次性特殊租金回扣是在COVID-19期間。
由於租金成本只是企業總成本的一個組成部分，政府的做法是通過一攬子援助計劃為中小企業提供更全面的支持。例如，為了幫助企業應對成本上漲，政府在今年的預算中為企業支持計劃撥款13億新元用於企業一攬子支持計劃。該計劃包括幫助新加坡企業更容易獲得貸款融資的企業融資計劃，支持轉型和技能培訓工作的技能未來企業信貸，以及在2024年退還50%的企業所得稅減免。
此外，還有為特定行業提供支持的補助金。例如，企業發展補助金幫助製造業企業採用自動化和機器人技術，以提高生產能力，改善倉儲密度。新加坡企業發展局還設有多個創新中心，幫助中小企業在食品製造和機器人技術等特定行業創新的解決方案。
貿工部和新加坡工商聯合總會還成立了商業競爭力行動聯盟（AfA），深入探討企業如何在全球不確定性和結構性商業成本上升的情況下保持競爭力。該聯盟由政務部長劉燕玲（Low Yen Ling）和官委議員李堅輝（SBF 理事會副名譽財務總監）共同擔任主席。AfA已開始行業諮詢，徵求企業的意見，並計劃在2024年第四季度前提出建議。
以下是英文質詢內容：
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether JTC Corporation is empowered to lease of JTC industrial properties to local SMEs at a discount to the market rate; (b) if so, how many of such schemes are there and which industries are these schemes tailored for respectively; and (c) whether the Ministry has any plans to expand the number of such schemes that reduce business costs for local SMEs by way of lower rentals.
Mr Gan Kim Yong: The JTC Corporation (JTC) does not typically provide rental rebates to local small and medium enterprises (SMEs), as its rentals are currently at an average of 12% below prevailing market rates. JTC had last offered an exceptional once-off rental rebate during COVID-19.
As rental costs comprise just one component of total business costs, the Government’s approach has been to support SMEs more holistically through a comprehensive suite of assistance programmes. For instance, to help businesses cope with rising costs, the Government allocated $1.3 billion under this year’s Budget for the Enterprise Support Package. This package includes the Enterprise Financing Scheme to help Singapore companies access loan financing more readily, the SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit to support transformation and skills training efforts, and a corporate income tax rebate of 50% for 2024.
There are also grants that provide support for specific sectors. For instance, the Enterprise Development Grant has helped companies in the manufacturing sector adopt automation and robotics to increase production capacity and improve warehousing density. Enterprise Singapore also has multiple Centres of Innovation to help SMEs innovate new solutions in specific industries, such as food manufacturing and robotics.
The Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Singapore Business Federation have also formed an Alliance for Action (AfA) on Business Competitiveness to deep-dive into how businesses can remain competitive amid global uncertainties and structurally higher business costs. AfA is co-chaired by Minister of State Low Yen Ling and Nominated Member of Parliament Mark Lee, Deputy Honorary Treasurer of SBF Council. AfA has commenced industry consultations to seek views from businesses and aims to put out its recommendations by the fourth quarter of 2024.
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