INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESSES
We welcome businesses seeking a strategic base in Singapore, from which to implement your growth strategies and to manage and integrate your international operations. Eligible businesses with plans to upgrade capabilities or to grow through conducting high value and substantive activities in Singapore may apply for our various incentives programmes.
The Research Incentive Scheme for Companies (RISC) encourages the development of research and development capabilities and technologies through the support of projects in the areas of science and technology.
The Training Grant for Company (TGC) encourages manpower capability development in applying new technologies, industrial skills and professional know-how through the support of training programmes for companies’ employees.
The Productivity Grant (PG) encourages firm-level projects which aim at improvements to energy, water, land or labour efficiencies through transformation efforts to enhance companies’ operations or involving adoption of technologies.
The Pioneer Certificate Incentive (PC) and the Development and Expansion Incentive (DEI) aim to encourage companies to grow capabilities and conduct new or expanded economic activities in Singapore. Companies that carry out global or regional headquarters (HQ) activities of managing, coordinating and controlling business activities for a group of companies may also apply for the PC or DEI for the HQ activities. Download Brochure.
The Finance and Treasury Centre (FTC) Incentive aims to encourage companies to grow treasury management capabilities and use Singapore as a base for conducting strategic finance and treasury management activities. Download Brochure.
The Land Intensification Allowance (LIA) aims to promote the intensification of industrial land use towards more land-efficient and higher value-added activities. Download Brochure. Click here for LIA FAQs.
The Aircraft Leasing Scheme (ALS) aims to encourage companies to develop aircraft leasing capabilities and grow the aircraft leasing industry in Singapore. Download Brochure.
For statutes relating to the tax incentives in the above, please refer to the Economic Expansion Incentives Act and the Income Tax Act, at the following link: http://statutes.agc.gov.sg.
For further enquiries, visit EDB's Client Services Centre or contact them at (65) 6832 6832.