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Budget 2026: The art of the long game

It is a blueprint for an AI-ready, connected and inclusive economy

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    • Singapore has adapted its Budget framework in response to changes in the rate of economic growth, increases in the expenditure needs of its population, and policy initiatives.
    • Singapore has adapted its Budget framework in response to changes in the rate of economic growth, increases in the expenditure needs of its population, and policy initiatives. PHOTO: YEN MENG JIIN, BT

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    Kok Ping Soon

    Published Thu, Feb 19, 2026 · 07:00 AM

    GOOD strategy is rarely about winning the next quarter.

    It is about the art of looking beyond the immediate horizon, positioning for a future that is uncertain, contested and fast-moving, and making deliberate choices early enough to shape the odds. 

    Budget 2026 bears the hallmarks of this long game approach – a blueprint for the post-SG60 economy.

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