How much is your maid levy this month?
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Same here. Hmmm … Why still $120??
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FantasyLandDreams:
Same here. Hmmm .... Why still $120??
Precisely.
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Budget 2015: Help for familiesThe foreign domestic worker concessionary levy will be halved to S$60 from May, to help families with elderly folk and young children.
Among the various measures, the Government will halve the foreign domestic worker concessionary levy - from the current S$120 to S$60 - to help families who are taking care of the elderly, from May 1.
The concessionary levy will also be extended to households with children aged below 16 - up from below 12. The annual savings from the reduced levy amount to S$720 a year.
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If I am not wrong, amount in May is for April levy. HTH.
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mum wanted to get a maid as she gets tired easily from housework…even though a part timer comes once a week. dad is 75. she would be entitled to the reduced levy right?
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Should be. Concessionary rate for 65 years and above.
http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singap ... gn-domesti -
Fyi, maid levy deduction in June for May will reduced to $60.