Singapore Budget 2026

SINGAPORE BUDGET 2026 - VIEWS

From Budget to jobs: how employers can shape Singapore’s AI transition

Employers decide whether workers experience change as a ‘cliff’ or a ‘ramp’

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

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MOH says advances in medical science mean some preventive treatments for high-risk patients are now considered medically necessary.
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Budget 2026: MOH to extend MediShield Life to selected preventive surgeries, revamp MediSave scheme

An AI tool to help doctors flag Healthier SG enrollees at high risk of chronic disease will also be rolled out

One Pass (AI and Tech) aims to attract those who can build companies and strengthen Singapore’s ecosystem by transferring cutting-edge expertise to the local workforce.
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Budget 2026: Singapore faces stiff competition for talent, despite draws of new AI and tech-focused One Pass

The visa track offers greater career certainty, and Republic’s stability strengthens its appeal to global talent

The new One Pass (AI and Tech) work permit will replace the existing Tech.Pass scheme.
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Budget 2026: AI-focused One Pass to lure top tech talent; airlines can hire cabin crew from more countries

One Pass (AI and Tech) applicants may qualify using a mix of cash and stock-based compensation

Artist's impression of Pearl's Hill BTO project. The development is part of the government's efforts to renew and rejuvenate older towns.
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Budget 2026: HDB to roll out 60-storey BTO blocks in plan to ‘build more, faster, higher’

Pearl’s Hill BTO in Outram will have tallest HDB in Singapore; fresh supply to be injected into Toa Payoh starting with Caldecott BTO

BCA is reviewing the Building (Strata Management) Act, with a focus on maintenance funding, accessibility upgrades in older estates and better estate management.

Budget 2026: ‘Carrots and sticks’ needed in new rules on funding of ageing condo upgrades

Potential changes to the Building (Strata Management) Act include lowering voting thresholds for essential works

The push for more built environment-talent will be given renewed focus, said National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat on Wednesday (Mar 4).

Budget 2026: Time to ‘glow up’ built environment sector with AI, robotics; quantity surveying in focus 

A dedicated workgroup has been set up to strengthen the quantity surveying profession

As part of efforts to broaden the range of good jobs, the government is working to get more Singaporeans into skilled trades.
COMMENTARY

Budget 2026: How should Singapore decide which jobs are to be filled by foreign workers?

Amid efforts to broaden the range of good jobs, foreign worker flexibility tweaks suggest that certain roles may never be attractive enough

Since the Agri-Food Cluster Transformation Fund's launch in 2021, S$55 million has been awarded to nearly 150 projects.
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Budget 2026: Singapore’s agri-food sector to get S$70 million in second round of government funding

It will provide co-funding support for local farms to increase capacity and capability for local production

Singapore's “sandwiched” mid-sized enterprises are often too large for broad stabilisation measures, yet lack the capital depth, specialist talent and implementation capacity to fully leverage transformation incentives.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Why Singapore’s mid-tier enterprises face the toughest transition with Budget 2026

Mid-sized enterprises caught between stabilisation and scale need greater support

The national adaptation plan will involve a comprehensive review of Singapore’s adaptation measures in key domains such as heat resilience, coastal and flood resilience, as well as water and food resilience.
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Budget 2026: Singapore to draw up its first national climate adaptation plan

The completed plan will be released in 2027