{
  "id": 12829072,
  "title": "LTA proposes merging COE car categories, with fees and rebates for different models",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/lta-proposes-merging-coe-car-categories-with-fees-and-rebates-for",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:00:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/car-coe-merge-category-fee-rebate-lta-proposal-consultation-6436626"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) is proposing to consolidate Categories A and B of Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) for cars into a single category. This would introduce fee and rebate adjustments based on a car's median open market value. Under the proposal, the maximum price difference between higher-end cars and mass-market cars would be capped at S$30,000. The public consultation for this proposal opened on October 8 and will close on November 2. LTA aims to better distinguish between mass-market and higher-end cars while allowing COE prices to remain market-driven.",
  "summary": "Buyers of higher-end cars could pay up to S$30,000 more than mass-market buyers.",
  "key_points": [
    "LTA plans to merge COE Categories A and B into one category",
    "Fee and rebate adjustments based on car's median open market value",
    "Maximum price difference between high-end and mass-market capped at S$30,000"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "LTA proposes merging COE car categories, with fees and rebates for different models",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/lta-proposes-merging-coe-car-categories-with-fees-and-rebates-for-12834922",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:00:29.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}