Leading areas to cut back on spending in the next 12 months Singapore 2022

According to a survey on spending habits in Singapore in light of the hike in goods and services tax (GST) conducted in February 2022, more than 50 percent of respondents who said that they would maintain or reduce their spending, stated that they would cut down on dining out and buying take-away. Cutting back on food expenditure, be it dining out or food delivery orders, were the leading ways in which Singaporean consumers planned to reduce their spending.

根据2022年2月针对新加坡商品及服务税（GST）上涨背景下消费习惯的调查，超过50%的受访者表示将维持或减少消费，其中他们表示将减少外出就餐和购买外卖。在新加坡消费者计划削减开支的主要方式中，减少食品支出，无论是外出就餐还是食品外卖订单，均位居前列。