Small companies concerned about various government incentive schemes.

By bne IntelliNews March 20, 2013
Singapore's small businesses are expected to be having concerns regarding the new and diverse government incentive schemes, which were announced in the recent Budget. As reported by Channelnewsasia.com, the meeting conducted by the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME), the small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) discussed the complexities of the various schemes, as well as how fast they could get their money approved under the Productivity and Innovation Credit scheme. The government expects to reduce the dependence on foreign workers, but this issue was not directly raised at the ASME conference.
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