Singapore Budget 2026

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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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Artist's impression of the new Woodlands Gateway district, which will offer flexible industrial and office spaces.
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Budget 2026: JTC to develop Woodlands Gateway district as ‘northern gateway’ for Johor-Singapore SEZ

The first phase of the development to be completed around 2030

An artist's impression of the upcoming Kampong AI, which will include a business block and a residential block.
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Budget 2026: New one-north park Kampong AI to be completed in 2028

A pilot phase will launch this month, with companies set to use existing workplaces in LaunchPad @ one-north

An artist's impression of the proposed new transport hub, which connects the Greater Southern Waterfront, Brani and Sentosa.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Budget 2026: Phase One of Greater Sentosa Master Plan commences with infrastructure upgrades

As for Orchard Road’s refresh, the government will launch a tender to transform 37 Emerald Hill, where the Singapore Chinese Girls’ School used to sit

Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling says businesses  need only submit a single application under the combined grant framework.
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Budget 2026: New consolidated Edge grant to streamline funding application process for SMEs

Existing support schemes will also be enhanced to help more Singapore businesses capture overseas and domestic growth

The semicon sector remains a key pillar of Singapore’s economy, contributing close to 7% to gross domestic product.
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Budget 2026: Singapore commits S$800 million to semicon R&D to deepen ‘high-impact’ tech capabilities

A new S$60 million national R&D centre for power electronics to open by April 2026, to drive partnerships between academia and industry

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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 aims to safeguard its sovereignty; secure access to essential supplies; strengthen its role as a global hub; and support a rules-based multilateral approach.
SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026

Budget 2026: Vivian Balakrishnan says agency, partnerships are key amid ‘a geostrategic tectonic plate rupture’

Singapore’s strength lies in its domestic unity, economic relevance and ability to defend itself

Senior Minister of State for Finance Jeffrey Siow, in the ministry’s Committee of Supply debate on Feb 26, said the move will bring about 90,000 more businesses onto the InvoiceNow network.
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Budget 2026: GST-registered businesses must submit digital invoices via InvoiceNow by April 2031

The onboarding will be carried out progressively, prioritising smaller businesses

From Covid-19 to Trump tariffs, the last decade has shown how suddenly economic shocks can happen.
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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

For a small, open economy like Singapore, “growth outcomes can diverge significantly from forecasts as global conditions evolve”, says Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong.
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Budget 2026: Fiscal forecasts are reasonable, not too conservative: PM Wong

GST hikes remain necessary to provide stable revenues for increased structural spending