Sugar tax, green perks, friendlier tax regime for startups: Deloitte

Its other suggestions aim to aid startups and small and medium enterprises

Janice Heng

Published Thu, Jan 3, 2019 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

A SUGAR tax, incentives for green investment, and a tax regime that is friendlier to startups are among Deloitte Singapore's Budget 2019 recommendations, released on Thursday.

Deloitte expects this year's Budget "to be a case of 'steady as she goes'," with no major mid-course corrections expected amid steady economic growth and continued implementation of strategies set in 2017 by the Committee for the Future Economy.

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