Budget wish list

THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: As a business leader, what would you like to see in the upcoming Budget?

Yeoh Oon Jin Executive Chairman PwC Singapore

GIVEN the uncertain economic landscape, we expect this Budget to focus on helping businesses, particularly local enterprises, create value through innovation.

One way in which the government can help such local enterprises (especially those without critical mass) in their pursuit of new markets is to set up a "one-stop shop" to help them navigate the plethora of assistance schemes (grants, tax incentives, financing, and so on) that are available.

One agency acts as a "relationship manager"to perform a preliminary assessment of the SMEs' plans, recommend the most appropriate assistance schemes and guide them through t…