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The Singapore Budget 2024 is expected to focus on enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of the country's workforce and helping lower- and middle-income households cope with rising costs. UOb Senior Economist Alvin Liew predicts that the government will introduce incentives to encourage workers to upskill in areas such as digitalisation, artificial intelligence, and the green transition, and may top-up the annual SkillsFuture Credit and enhance the co-funding share under the Progressive Wage Credit Scheme. The government may also raise the Local Qualifying Salary and provide an additional one-off Central Provident Fund transition offset to mitigate the impact of scheduled CPF monthly salary ceiling increases. Additionally, UOb expects the budget to include cost-of-living measures such as enhanced cash payouts, U-save utility rebates, and possible one-off special cash payments for households.

According to data from Mastercard, 7 in 10 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore plan to expand their international business. Of those, 72% plan to source more suppliers, partners, and workers across multiple countries to spread future risks. As more SMEs become involved in international business, more are also using apps for cross-border payments, with 61% of SMEs already using such apps, up 6% from 2022. Globally, SMEs prioritize online payment solutions that can keep their transaction and personal and financial information secure (43%), deliver funds in 24 hours or less (39%), confirm funds received (38%), and enable status tracking of transfer and arrival time (34%).