The Business Times
SUBSCRIBERS

Budget 2026: The art of the long game

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

Summarise
google-preferred-sourceAdd BT as a preferred source
    • 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

    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.

    Decoding Asia newsletter: your guide to navigating Asia in a new global order. Sign up here to get Decoding Asia newsletter. Delivered to your inbox. Free.

    Singapore Budget 2026SG60Artificial Intelligence

    Copyright SPH Media. All rights reserved.

    Reuse this contentFeedback
    Latest T-bills Treasury Bills Results & Interest NewsLatest SSB Singapore Savings Bonds NewsLatest COE Certificate of Entitlement News
    Latest Johor-Singapore SEZ NewsLatest BTO Build To Order & Sales of Balance NewsLatest STI Straits Times Index NewsLatest SGX Dividends, Share Price NewsLatest Bonds Market NewsLatest Singapore Stocks To Buy NewsLatest Singapore Economy News
    View More