The curious case of the 0.1 per cent service charge

• Main Author: OOI, Vincent
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: Tax Law; Taxation; Goods and Services Tax; Singapore Tax; GST; Asian Studies
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4184; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/6142/viewcontent/The_Curious_Case_of_the_0.1_per_cent_Service_Charge.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Just before 1 August 2022, a coffeeshop zi char chain announced that it would impose a 0.1% service charge. This decision was reversed within two weeks due to "customers' reactions".While the rate might appear to be absurdly low and not worth the trouble of imposing, this article sugg...