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Government to enhance support levels for companies looking to go global

Kwan Wei Kevin Tan and Felicia Tan
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan and Felicia Tan • 1 min read
Government to enhance support levels for companies looking to go global
Singapore will also increase its engagements with fast-growing markets, including in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.
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In a bid to encourage companies to diversify globally and integrate regionally, the government will enhance the support levels for grant schemes for companies looking to go abroad. These support levels will go up to 70% for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and up to 50% for non-SMEs, announced Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong at Budget 2026.

The government will also boost the Market Readiness Assistance grant to help companies access new markets and deepen activities in its existing overseas markets.

Companies will also be able to enjoy automatic tax deduction claims for more qualifying activities under the double tax deduction for internationalisation scheme. Currently companies automatically enjoy a 200% tax deduction for selected qualifying activities, capped at $150,000. The cap will be raised to $400,000.

The government will also enhance the enterprise financing scheme by increasing the maximum loan quantum for trade and fixed asset loans.

In addition, Singapore will increase engagement with fast-growing markets, including in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East where the government will “establish new embassies and strengthen our diplomatic and economic presence on the ground,” says Wong.

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