1. Angbao
All Singaporean will receive $100 to $300 depending on their income.
2. Tobacco excise duty
Increase by 10% from today
3. GST on overseas import services
We might have to pay GST for Netflix, Spotify, app store and even shopping online.
4. Buyer stamp duty
Increase to 4% for private ppty worth more than $1mil.
5. GST hikes
Increase from 7% to 9% starting from 2021 to 2025.
6. Tax reduction for donations
250% tax deduction for donations to charities that are Institutions of a Public Character will be extended for three more years, until 2021.
7. Foreign domestic helper levy
Increase from $265 to $300 for first worker. $450 for second. Take effect April 2019.
8. Extension of S&CC rebates
Extend for one more year
9. Enhance housing grant
Promixity increase from 2km to 4km for living near parents. Grant increase from $20k to $30k.
10. New Enterprise Development Grant
Combine IE Singapore and SPRING’s existing grants, with up to 70 per cent co-funding
11. Corporate income tax
Rebate raise to 40%, cap at $15k for Yr2018.
20%, cap at $10k for Yr 2019.
Meanwhile, to help the marine shipyard and process sectors cope with ongoing weakness, the foreign worker levy increases will be deferred for another year.
⚖ Wage credit scheme extended till 2020
? Corporate income tax rebate enhanced and extended till YA2019
⚓ Earlier-announced increase in FWL for Marine Shipyard and Process sectors deferred for 1 more year
? More support for workers to try out new careers under the Adapt and Grow initiative
? More support for firms to innovate under the streamlined Productivity Solutions Grant
? Higher tax deductions for certain innovation related expenses
? Enhanced Double Tax Deduction for Internationalisation
♻ Capability Transfer Programme for skills transfer from foreign specialists
What Singapore Government has been investing, and will continue to do so over the next decade:
? Healthcare – building and operating more hospitals ? and other healthcare facilities ?, and enhancing healthcare subsidies ???
? Infrastructure – building and upgrading HDB flats ?, expanding and maintaining our rail and bus networks???, keeping our public transport fares low for Singaporeans
? Expand our rail network ? by over 100km to make it easier for Singaporeans to commute ?
? Redevelop different parts of Singapore – Jurong Lake District, Punggol Digital District, and Woodlands North Coast ??
⚙ Rejuvenate our ageing infrastructure such as water pipes??, HDB flats and lifts
? Build Changi Terminal 5? , Tuas Mega Port ?, the KL-Singapore High Speed Rail ? to ready ourselves for long-term economic trends
Find out where the money ?? for these investments came from and where they will come from in the future – www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/budget_2018/BudgetSpeech