for the latest. and remembering the victims of grenfell five years on from the grenfell tower fire in london where 72 people were killed, events are being held across the city. i m victoria derbyshire, we are here throughout the day talking to people deeply affected by the events of that night and what has happened since. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the first flight taking asylum seekers to rwanda will leave from an undisclosed location in the uk this evening, after campaigners lost a court battle to prevent it. they had hoped to stop the plane taking off before a full hearing next month on whether the policy is lawful. dozens of asylum seekers were originally due to be on the flight, but most won appeals against deportation. it s not know how many people will be on tonight s flight, but it s thought to be about seven or eight people, and some of those have hearings today to determine whether they will be on board. the cost of charter
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More tax incentives down the road to promote electric car usage
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The Government has announced that there will be more electric car incentives on the way in order to encourage more people to purchase electric cars.
More electric car incentives are on the way as the Government speeds up towards the phasing out of vehicles running purely on fuels here. As part of the inter-ministerial Singapore Green Plan 2030 announced on 10 February 2021, the Government said it will revise Singapore s multi-layered vehicle tax structure to make it easier to buy and own Electric Vehicles (EVs). EV incentives were enhanced just last month, when bigger rebates under the Vehicular Emissions Scheme as well as the Electric Vehicle Early Adoption Incentive kicked in. Together, they accord an electric car buyer as much as $45,000 in tax breaks. The road tax formula has also been revised to make it less onerous for electric car owners.