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2026年财政预算案：海事领域基本技能工作准证持有人劳工税上调100新元，加工业领域上调150新元

制造业产业群与服务业的分层劳工税结构将简化

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Elysia Tan

Elysia Tan

Published Thu, Feb 12, 2026 · 04:16 PM
    • 高技能工作准证持有人的劳工税率将维持不变。
    • 高技能工作准证持有人的劳工税率将维持不变。 照片：商业时报资料

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    【新加坡】财政部长 Lawrence Wong 在周四（2月12日）的财政预算案演说中宣布，政府将把海事造船业领域基本技能（R2）客工的工作准证劳工税上调100新元，加工业领域则上调150新元。

    高技能（R1）工作准证持有人的劳工税率将维持不变。

    这项最新调整将从2028年起生效，届时海事造船业领域的R2劳工税将从500新元上调至600新元。R1工作准证劳工税将维持在350新元。

    对于加工业领域的公司，聘用来自马来西亚、北亚和中国的R2客工，其每月劳工税将从450新元增至600新元。R1客工的劳工税则维持在200新元。

    对于聘用来自非传统来源地的工作准证持有人的加工业公司，R2劳工税将从650新元增至800新元，R1劳工税则保持在300新元。

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    同时也是总理的 Wong 也宣布，政府将简化适用于制造业产业群与服务业的现有分层劳工税结构。

    在这些领域，公司对其雇佣外劳比率顶限（Dependency Ratio Ceiling, 简称DRC）的利用率越高，所需支付的劳工税率也越高。

    目前共有三个DRC使用率级别。在即将到来的调整中，第一和第二级别将被合并。

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    在服务业领域，合并后级别的每月劳工税率将定为：R1工作准证持有人400新元，R2持有人600新元。在制造业产业群领域，合并后级别的每月劳工税率将定为：R1准证持有人300新元，R2持有人470新元。

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