SINGAPORE – Every Budget season, Singapore’s trade bodies turn into wish‑makers.

Across the board this year , towkays have told their trade leaders they want government subsidies to defray costs, hire more workers – including foreigners – and checks put on rent-raising landlords.

The booklets and documents that went to the Finance Ministry at the close of its Jan 12 consultation deadline detailed most of their wishes, and included many more to support overseas business expansion, business consolidation, multinationals’ tax relief and decarbonisation tax credits.