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Two men to be charged over suspected fradulent GST claims involving S$181 million in fake sales
One man allegedly submitted three fraudulent Goods and Services Tax refund claims to the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, to try and cheat it into disbursing S$11.8 million.
4 arrested after Singapore Customs seize over 4,000 cartons of contraband cigarettes
The total duty and goods and services tax (GST) evaded amounted to about $467,000. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.