The Business Times

SMEs show more interest in GST registration, but applications may rise only later this year Applications have yet to rise significantly and companies may be reluctant due to compliance costs and concerns about raising th…

Singapore exports deepen fall by 25% in January in fourth straight month of decline; exceeds estimates Non-oil domestic exports to Singapore's top 10 markets shrink in January, mainly due to mainland China, the US and Ho…

Sim Lian prices Dairy Farm condo launch from S$998,000 Prices start from S$998,000 for one-bedroom plus study units ranging from 506 sq ft to 710 sq ft.

Some 10,000 first-timer households will benefit from increased housing grants in first year: MND MND emphasised that it is “mindful” of the potential impact of increasing housing grants, which is why these grants are for…

Analysts see consumer plays as biggest winners from Budget 2023; mixed on property impact Grocers and neighbourhood malls were highlighted as likely beneficiaries - in particular grocery retailers that allow the use of C…

Commentary: PARF headache looms down the road for car dealers A Bentley Flying Spur’s Additional Registration Fee (ARF) climbs from S$600,000 to S$840,000. “It’s like being stabbed with a sword,” moans a manager for a lu…

#BTOpinion: Tempering the frenzy of staying close to a popular primary school Why not give priority to all citizens living within 4km? Children living in HDB flats in Clementi and Bukit Batok for example, can have an equ…

Singapore’s latest six-month T-bill offers 3.93% yield Yields have been falling in recent months after the US Federal Reserve signalled a slowdown in its rate-hike trajectory.

Helping HDB businesses get crowds and go digital Succession planning is a challenge for businesses, with the younger generation preferring corporate jobs over carrying on the family business.

S-Reits take post-Budget hit; impact on developers mixed The latest changes are likely to affect 60% of non-residential properties and may hit harder in the en bloc market as well as impact big-ticket, billion-dollar dea…

[DEVELOPING] Sembmarine shareholders green light Keppel O&M merger, over 95% vote in favour Sembmarine is poised to become a much bigger and more competitive entity with a sharp renewables focus post merger. More updates…

Budget 2023 tax changes may not change consumer behaviour – but that’s the point Market watchers point out that the extra Buyer’s Stamp Duty is unlikely to hurt demand for the multimillion-dollar properties to which it a…

MOF, Acra accept proposals that make it harder to buy out minority shareholders in an offer Observers said the proposed amendments are “fairer” to minority shareholders, especially when shareholders are faced with low-ba…

Singtel Q3 profit falls 27.6% after booking net exceptional loss Singtel said its latest quarter’s net exceptional loss was mainly due to significant receivable provision by Airtel’s tower associate for a major customer.

Latest luxury car tax could spur rush to dealers with transferable COEs Wearnes Automotive had to raise the price for the Aston Martin Valhalla, a petrol-electric hybrid supercar, from S$3.8 million to S$4.8 million over…

‘No rush’ to close property sales before higher stamp duty deadline The number of units sold in the hours after the announcement were “around four times more than the number of units sold on Monday before the announcemen…

SIA Group flies 2.6 million passengers in January holiday season SIA posted a monthly passenger load factor of 85.9%, and Scoot, 90.4%.

#SGBudget2023: Phased raising of CPF monthly salary cap will help employers to adjust However, the Singapore Business Federation said that the CPF change will add to existing manpower cost pressures, such as higher forei…

New private residential units sold in January jump after December dip, still down 42.8% year on year The total number of new private residential units sold in January was 391 - a 130% jump from December’s volume of 170 u…

12,000 lower-wage food service workers to earn at least S$1,750 from Mar 1 Employers with food-services workers must comply with food-services Progressive Wage Model requirements in order to apply for new work passes or…

Commentary: Progressive policies to take Singapore forward The fact that top-end tax changes were made for a second straight year signals the government’s commitment to a more progressive tax structure - that those who a…

Analysts hail moves supporting more inclusive hiring, but say more needs to be done The hiring of seniors “makes absolute sense," says Singapore International Chamber of Commerce's Victor Mills. “It’s simply irrational t…

#BTOpinion: Close regulation of business platforms that draw scammers key to capping law-enforcement costs Are companies that operate the platforms on which scams take place doing enough to curb the “negative externaliti…

Higher luxury car tax not expected to slow down car sales “Since ten years back, despite the tax increases, the number of luxury cars sold in Singapore has still been growing... and has multiplied. So the latest measures…

#SGBudget2023: More progressive tax changes to help fund social support The Budget focuses on social support for parents and lower-income groups, while the wealthier will face higher marginal Buyer’s Stamp Duty for highe…

#SGBudget2023: Higher housing grants may push more demand into HDB resale market: analysts While first-time homebuyers eyeing the HDB resale market will get up to S$30,000 more in housing grants to help buy the pricier f…

#BTOpinion: Prepare to pay up to enjoy the safety of investing in Singapore property Hitting property investors with higher taxes does not have the drawback of driving talent away from Singapore or deterring companies fr…

The government is allocating an additional S$3 billion to the Assurance Package, introduced to help Singaporeans cope with the impact of the hike in GST.