Higher ministerial pay may ease recruitment hurdle, but other deterrents remain: Analysts

Ministerial pay update ensures financial sacrifice doesn’t deter political talent: Observers

Observers said the formula will always be a judgment call to be reached after assessing various data points. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Higher ministerial pay may ease recruitment hurdle, but other deterrents remain: Analysts

Non-monetary factors such as loss of privacy are bigger deterrents to entering political life, say experts after the government's first ministerial pay revision since 2011.

Singapore's hefty ministerial pay hikes draw mixed feelings

Singaporeans expressed mixed reactions on Wednesday over hefty pay raises for political leaders, with some saying the demands of governing justified the bump while others questioned their scale and called for transparency.

$2.8 million: Singapore's hefty ministerial pay hikes draw mixed feelings