# Budget 2026 — National AI Acceleration

- Date: 2026-02
- Who: MOF
- Source: https://www.singaporebudget.gov.sg/budget-speech/budget-statement/c-harness-ai-as-a-strategic-advantage
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## Why it matters

The Prime Minister personally chairs the National AI Council, elevating AI from an industrial policy led by IMDA to a top national priority coordinated by the Prime Minister's Office.

## Summary

Establishment of the National AI Council, AI tax incentives, the one-north AI district, and the AI Mission programme.