Written answer by Ministry of National Development on incentives for coffee shop operators to replace sole halal food stall

Oct 3, 2023

Question No: 5038

Question by: Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim

To ask the Minister for National Development whether the Ministry has considered providing incentives, such as discounted rental, for coffeeshop operators who manage to replace their sole halal food stall with another halal vendor after the original vendor ceased operation during the tenancy period.

Answer:

HDB coffeeshop operators are required to have at least one halal stall. Should the halal stall cease to operate, the coffeeshop operator is required to find a replacement within the current tenancy period. This is a contractual obligation which the coffeeshop operator agreed to undertake as a condition for the tenancy agreement. No discounted rental is offered for the operator to find a replacement halal stall.