Half of Businesses Seek Aid Amidst Inflation and Digital Push
Half of Businesses Seek Aid Amidst Inflation and Digital Push
Budget initiatives are seen vital in managing costs and boosting productivity.
預算舉措被視爲管理成本和提升生產力的關鍵。
As Singapore is set to announce its spending plan for 2025, a UOB survey revealed that 50% of businesses hope this fiscal year's budget will include support to manage the impact of high inflation and fund digital adoption.
隨着新加坡即將公佈2025年的支出計劃,大華銀行的一項調查顯示,50%的企業希望本財政年度的預算包括支持,以應對高通脹的影響併爲數字化採用提供資金。
According to UOB's Business Outlook Study 2025 (SMEs & Large Enterprises), this increased from the 45% recorded in 2023.
根據大華銀行的2025年業務展望研究(中小企業與大型企業),這一比例從2023年的45%上升。
There were also 46% who said the budget will hopefully include grants and extra funding for digital adoption, whilst 42% call for increased SkillsFuture credit, 41% seek incentives to adopt sustainable practices, and 25% want facilitation of export opportunities.
還有46%的人表示,預算希望包括用於數字採用的補助金和額外資金,42%呼籲增加SkillsFuture學分,41%尋求採取可持續實踐的激勵,25%希望促進出口機會。
Businesses also see budget initiatives playing a key role in managing their costs, boosting productivity, improving cash flow, improving customer demand and ensuring staff retention.
企業還認爲預算舉措在管理成本、提升生產力、改善現金流、提高客戶需求和確保員工留任方面發揮着關鍵作用。
UOB's survey found that 45% said budget initiatives will help manage costs, 38% said these will improve their productivity, 33% said these will improve cashflow, 31% said these will enhance customer demand/revenue, and 30% said these will help staff retention.
大華銀行的調查發現,45%的人表示預算舉措將有助於管理成本,38%的人表示這些措施將改善他們的生產力,33%的人表示這些措施將改善現金流,31%的人表示這些措施將增強客戶需求/營業收入,30%的人表示這些措施將有助於員工留任。