Economy
$1.2 bn budget deficit forecast as CPF rates rise
$1.2 bn budget deficit forecast as CPF rates rise
Sin taxes up, lower income earners, SME's big winners, no changes on foreign workers.
Government surplus expected to soar 62.5% to $3.9b
Deficit is predicted at $1.2b.
January inflation feared to spike up to 1.8%
Blame it on higher COE premiums.
Companies may now claim up to $1.8m tax deduction over 3 years
This is a whopping 50% boost.
Chart of the Day: Analysts fearlessly predict Singapore economy to jump 4.4%
This is bolder than government's forecast.
Why Singapore Budget 2014 kept Goods and Services Tax virtually intact
Regime "working well" to create business stability.
Singapore Budget 2014 striving for "inclusive and sustainable" growth: DBS
By strengthening productivity and social safety net.
See exactly how SMEs benefit from Singapore Budget 2014
New scheme supports local and international expansion.
Singapore Budget 2014 seen as "budget of social transformation"
Less focus on taxes, more on people.
Taiwan's January export orders dropped 10.1%
US orders fell sharply.
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Ready for wearable tech and phablets?
Singapore's domestic wholesale trade dipped 2.7% in 4Q13
Here's what to blame.
Singapore firms call for extension of the PIC scheme
Will it be answered in the Budget 2014?
Why analysts have high hopes for a healthy surplus from last year's budget
Here are 2 possible outcomes.
Singapore GDP predicted to grow 4% in 2014
Asia also seen to outperform.
New businesses in Singapore hiked up 8.61% to 14,500
Still a healthy business hub.
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