Jeffrey Siow to join task force on US tariffs, Desmond Lee to step off after Cabinet changes
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Economic Resilience Taskforce (SERT) announced changes to its line-up on Tuesday (May 27).
Acting Minister for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Finance Jeffrey Siow will join the taskforce, while Minister for Education Desmond Lee will leave SERT.
Newly-elected Singapore Business Federation (SBF) chairman Teo Siong Seng will also replace former chairman Lim Ming Yan as the SBF representative.
The changes will take effect immediately, said the SBF, the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) in a joint media release.
All other members of SERT will remain the same.
The task force was formed in April to help businesses and workers tide through tariffs imposed by the United States.
Chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong, the task force comprises seven other members:
The task force's composition was adjusted following the recent Cabinet and SBF council appointments, Mr Gan said.
'SERT's mandate remains unchanged. We will continue to work with our tripartite partners to help our businesses and workers navigate the current uncertainties in global trade,' he added.
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