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Ministry of Transport
In Parliament

Measures to Prevent Foreign Taxis from Offering Point-to-Point Trips and Allowing Singapore Taxis to Access Subsidised Fuel with New Cross-Border Taxi Agreement

Sectors

Taxi and private hire cars

14 January 2026

Written Reply to Parliamentary Question

Mr Yip Hon Weng asked the Acting Minister for Transport

a.          based on the new cross-border taxi rules, what enforcement measures will prevent foreign taxis from conducting local point-to-point trips;

b.          how will fair competition be maintained when local taxis face higher operating costs; and

c.           whether the Ministry will negotiate with Malaysia to allow Singaporean taxis offering taxi services in Malaysia access to subsidised fuel.

Reply by Acting Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow:

1.          This question was addressed in the written reply issued for Question 22 for oral answer for the 13 January 2026 Parliament sitting (opens in new tab).