Budget 2016: Is focus too long term?

In the weeks leading up to Budget 2016, the Business Desk of The Straits Times did a series of in-depth reports on the state of the economy.

The conclusion? Singapore’s economy was not in a good place.

Some sectors such as healthcare and biomedical are doing well but others such as finance and business services are facing uncertain times.

Transport engineering is in far more barren territory, experiencing a full-on recession.