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Ministry of Transport
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Written Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung to Parliamentary Question on Annual Number of COEs Going to Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents and Foreigners from 2000 to 2019

2 November 2020

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Ms Hazel Poa asked the Minister for Transport from 2000 to 2019, what is the annual number of COEs going to (i) Singapore citizens (ii) permanent residents and (iii) foreigners.


Reply by Minister for Transport Ong Ye Kung:


The complete Certificate of Entitlement (COE) records date back to 2002. Since then, the breakdown of COE allocations on average every year are: 22.5% companies registered in Singapore, 77% to Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents, and 0.5% to foreigners. The Land Transport Authority does not track the detailed breakdown of COE allocation between Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents

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