Budget 2023: Listen to podcast analyses

Hear quick audio highlights of Budget 2023, as delivered by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong on February 14.

He announced more support measures and payouts to help households, workers and businesses deal with inflation in his Budget speech. DPM Wong loosened the Government’s purse strings in a $123.7 billion proposal - about 18.2 per cent of Singapore’s GDP.

The Forward Singapore exercise has already seen feedback collected through the the initiative’s dialogues. These will be taken into account as the government updates its policies.

Dr Mathew Mathews, head of IPS Social Lab, shares his take with Money FM 89.3 on why a strong social compact is crucial to Singapore and talks about gaps that need to be addressed.

Can Budget 2023 ensure that Singapore is primed for green growth? Money FM 89.3 hosts Rachel Kelly and Ryan Huang zoom in on sustainability - from green funding and financing, green bond and tax policies, green buildings, green infrastructure for roads, and ‘green’ talent.

They are joined in the studio by Mark Addy, partner, Energy & Natural Resources, KPMG Singapore, to talk about how Singapore and the rest of the world will have to address the energy trilemma – security, affordability and sustainability in their energy transition journeys, as well as the key pillars of KPMG’s Budget wish list.