COE and car prices : the Singapore experience.

• Main Authors: Goh, Daniel Koon Yu., Ng, Thai Mun., Shazana Mustaffa.
• Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic development::Singapore; DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Transportation
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44123
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In Singapore, consumers are required to purchase a Certificate of Entitlement (COE), before they can own a car. COE is a first-of-its-kind vehicle ownership tax, comprising five categories: Category A-E. This paper considers only three categories: Category A for passenger cars that are 1600cc and be...