SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026 - HIGHLIGHTS
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026 - VIEWS
How Budget 2026 should affect Singaporean wallets
A wake-up call for early careerists, aspiring parents and middle-class professionals to master personal finance
Singapore’s Parf rebate cut may favour China EV brands as ownership and borrowing costs rise
Industry players say the move will have far-reaching consequences across the automotive value chain
A future-first Budget: invest, scale, compete
Singapore Budget 2026 targets critical gaps in AI and internationalisation to scale local firms for the long haul
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Budget 2026: With fiscal marksmanship now harder to achieve, tax changes need stronger justification
Amid growing uncertainty, it is safer to err on the side of fiscal caution – but the public will need to be convinced of this
Budget 2026: Fiscal forecasts are reasonable, not too conservative: PM Wong
GST hikes remain necessary to provide stable revenues for increased structural spending
Budget 2026: Over-reliance on taxing the rich risks shifting burden to middle class, says PM Wong
Singapore will not pursue ‘jobless growth’, the prime minister pledges in his round-up speech
Budget 2026: Retail, F&B rents make up lower share of business costs in last few years
Rent increases have also trended below nominal GDP growth and inflation in recent years, says PM Wong
Budget 2026: Singapore risks ‘missing middle’ as AI squeezes out junior roles, warns Desmond Choo
Calls to tax wealth more heavily also come up on the second day of debate on the Budget
Budget 2026: Raise jobseeker support scheme’s S$5,000 income cap to cover more retrenched PMEs, says NTUC chief
Income cap can be pegged to PMET median monthly income, which was around S$7,600 in 2025: Ng Chee Meng
Budget 2026 repositions SMEs for long-term tough environment: DBS
The bank’s group head for corporate and SME banking highlighted AI, internationalisation, workforce transformation and financing as four key areas the government wants SMEs to build capabilities in
AI adoption, S$15.1 billion surplus dominate first day of Budget debate
Some MPs call for CDC Vouchers scheme to be refined into a recurring one to better reflect household needs
WP chief Pritam Singh calls for public ‘report cards’ on major spending, questions ministerial bonus metrics
He says publicly reporting outcomes would strengthen transparency and enable MPs to better scrutinise government spending
Higher work pass salary thresholds for foreigners won’t dent housing market, AI push can power private home prices
Singapore’s AI ambitions can benefit top local and global talent
