Singapore Budget 2018

SINGAPORE (Feb 19): Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said Singapore is on a “sound fiscal footing” and has sufficient resources to meet its planned spending needs till 2020, but must plan ahead and take measures early to ensure enough revenues to meet

SINGAPORE (Feb 19): The government is reviewing ElderShield,  Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Monday.

SINGAPORE (Feb 19): Families are encouraged to live near each other in the latest Budget 2018.

SINGAPORE (Feb 19): The government will continue to support households with their expenses, said Finance Minster Heng Swee Keat in his Budget 2018 statement.

SINGAPORE (Feb 19): From 2019, Singapore will introduce a carbon tax of $5 per tonne of greenhouse gas emissions which will be levied on major emitters, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat in his Budget 2018 statement.

SINGAPORE (Feb 19): Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat encouraged all firms to embrace innovation and adopt new technologies as a key competitive advantage in his Budget 2018 speech.

SINGAPORE (Feb 13): Singapore, a city-state famed for the low-tax model that helped transform it from a gritty port town to an Asian Manhattan, is expected to put something unusual in this year's government budget announcement: A tax hike.

SINGAPORE (Feb 12): Singapore’s FY18 Budget Statement will be delivered by the Minister for Finance, Heng Swee Keat, next Monday, Feb 19, in Parliament.

SINGAPORE (Jan 18): The Singapore Institute of Accredited Tax Professionals (SIATP) has called for targeted tax incentives to be included in Budget 2018 to reinforce Singapore’s productivity drive and help businesses tap into the accelerated growth.

SINGAPORE (Jan 17): Credit Suisse expects a 2 percentage point GST hike to be announced on Feb 19 in this year's Budget statement.