Singapore’s Budget 2026 tackles some of the biggest issues on everyone’s mind, from cost of living pressures and jobs to business competitiveness and the future of work. Find out from across a range of expert perspectives why the latest announcements matter, and how it all affects you.
Latest episodes
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10 min
Budget 2026 Roundtable: What’s the Most Underrated Policy This Year?
Budget 2026 includes measures aimed at helping Singapore companies venture overseas, as policymakers encourage businesses to look beyond the domestic market for their next phase of…
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11 min
Budget 2026 Roundtable: Can Singapore Raise Wages Without Losing Competitiveness?
Budget 2026 continues Singapore’s push to uplift wages and strengthen the local workforce, including raising the Local Qualifying Salary from S$1,600 to S$1,800 and tightening sala…
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10 min
Budget 2026 Roundtable: Is Singapore Ready for the AI Economy?
Artificial intelligence sits at the heart of Budget 2026, with new AI missions aimed at accelerating adoption across Singapore’s economy the establishment of a new National Artific…
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10 min
Budget 2026 Roundtable: A month in, what’s actually changing?
It has been about a month since Budget 2026 was delivered and the Committee of Supply debates have wrapped up. But beyond the headline measures, what are the early signals emerging…
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13 min
Money and Me: Budget 2026 & Singapore Property - Buyer’s Market or the Next Boom?
Is Singapore’s property market quietly shifting after Budget 2026? In this episode of Money and Me, hosted by Michelle Martin, we break down what new policies on foreign work passe…
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10 min
Budget 2026: Are Current Family Policies Missing the Real Cost?
Budget 2026 continues to expand support for families through measures such as Child LifeSG credits and enhanced preschool and student-care subsidies, continuing efforts to ease the…
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11 min
Budget 2026: Singapore’s Next Phase in Sustainability and Carbon Pricing Strategy
Budget 2026 has added nuance to Singapore’s sustainability journey. While the country remains committed to its long-term net-zero ambitions, the tone around carbon pricing appears…
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22 min
Budget 2026: From CPF boosts to expanded senior policies, are older Singaporeans getting the support they real…
In Budget 2026, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong highlighted the Government’s push to support an ageing population, introducing measures aimed at helping seniors live with dignity, sec…
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17 min
Budget 2026: AI in Manufacturing - A sector upgrading at different speeds
“If there’s a time to invest in AI and advanced manufacturing, it’s now.” That was the message from Lennon Tan, President of the Singapore Manufacturing Federation, as Singapore’s…
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14 min
Budget 2026: How New Work Pass Rules Could Influence Hiring Strategy
Under Budget 2026, Singapore will raise the qualifying salaries for Employment Pass and S Pass holders from 2027, alongside lifting the local qualifying salary and adjusting select…
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16 min
Budget 2026: What are the biggest opportunities for mid-career workers from Budget 2026
Budget 2026 is putting mid-career workers front and centre, with a range of measures designed to support reskilling, career transitions, and staying competitive in an AI-driven eco…
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8 min
Morning Shot: Can Budget 2026 Spark a ‘We First’ Shift?
Budget 2026 sets aside $50 million for a new SG Partnerships Fund to back ground-up community projects as part of a broader push to strengthen social bonds and build what Prime Min…
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15 min
Budget 2026: Singapore's AI push — Are SMEs ready to move beyond pilots?
Artificial intelligence featured prominently in Singapore’s Budget 2026, with expanded support measures and new initiatives aimed at embedding AI across the economy. But announceme…
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20 min
Budget 2026: Did this year's Budget hit the mark for young Singaporeans?
What does Budget 2026 really mean for Singaporean youths? For young adults stepping into the workforce? For couples thinking about starting a family? Was this Budget a hit or did i…
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19 min
Money and Me: What Singapore investors need to know about Budget 2026 and Brewing Billions in China's Market
From Singapore’s AI ambitions to China’s EV and bubble tea giants - where is the smartest risk-reward right now? Singapore’s Budget 2026 signals an accelerated AI roadmap just as C…
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11 min
Budget 2026: What the New Manpower Rules and Business Incentives Mean for SMEs
Budget 2026 sets out a mix of adjustments and incentives that may shape the operating environment for Singapore’s small and medium-sized enterprises going forward. From changes to…
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17 min
Budget 2026: Can businesses and workers keep up with Singapore’s AI ambitions?
AI is now at the heart of Singapore’s economic strategy. From supercharging adoption to building talent pipelines and reshaping how businesses operate, what does this mean for you,…
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16 min
Market View: STI drops below 5,000 points after Budget 2026; Potential SGX-listed winners and losers from Budg…
The Singapore market pulled back today following Budget 2026 announcements, even as the government unveiled measures to boost existing equities, startups and new listings. The Stra…
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12 min
Budget 2026: Car scrap value cut in half. Renew COE, scrap or switch to EV?
One of the changes in Budget 2026 is the halving of the maximum Preferential Additional Registration Fee (PARF) rebate for early deregistration of cars - from $60,000 to $30,000. B…
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28 min
Money and Me: Budget 2026, CPF 864% Growth & The AI Property Play
Can your child’s $10,000 today really turn into $86,000 - and what does Budget 2026 have to do with it?Michelle Martin unpacks the latest Budget goodies - from CDC vouchers and CPF…