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Budget 2026 debate: No 'jobless growth' in Singapore even as AI reshapes economy, says PM Wong

PM Lawrence Wong announced a National AI Council and sector-specific AI missions to ensure AI-driven growth creates good jobs and wages, with 40% of openings for entry-level professionals.

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The government will invest “more deliberately and more systematically” in Singaporeans, said the prime minister.

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Budget 2026 debate: No 'jobless growth' in Singapore even as AI reshapes economy, says PM Wong

The government will invest “more deliberately and more systematically” in Singaporeans, said the prime minister.

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Budget debate: MPs call for new industrial policy, structured transitions as AI reshapes jobs

This comes as Singapore pushes ahead with its AI agenda. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Budget 2026: Taxing the rich & economic growth

Singapore will not pursue ‘jobless growth’, the prime minister pledges in his round-up speech

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The Straits Times broke the news in Singapore on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
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