Singapore budget looks to the long term

Today’s budget for the coming fiscal year targets a small surplus, which comes as no surprise given the reasonably upbeat short-term outlook for the economy and lingering concerns over inflation. But Singapore’s bigger challenges are longer term. Further measures to enhance productivity growth were announced today, but there are limits to what can they can achieve.

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