14 June 2011

Singapore and Uzbekistan signed a Protocol to incorporate the internationally-agreed Standard for the exchange of information for tax purposes, upon request, in their
standing Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation.

The Protocol was signed in Tashkent between Singapore’s Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Mr Zulkifli Baharudin, and the Chairman of Uzbekistan’s State Tax Committee, Mr Botirjon Parpiev. The Protocol will enter into force after its ratification by both countries.

The full text of the Protocol is available at http://www.iras.gov.sg/irasHome/page.aspx?id=812

Source: Ministry of Finance