Singapore PM Lawrence Wong proposes big salary increase for ministers
The revised framework raises MPs’ allowances and widens ministerial salary ranges to improve talent recruitment and align pay with responsibilities, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced in Parliament that the government accepted an independent committee's recommendation to raise the MR4 entry-level ministerial salary benchmark to S$1.8 million from S$1.1 million.
- Government officials argue higher pay is necessary to attract capable leaders and maintain governance standards, though critics labeled the increase 'tone deaf' given current concerns regarding inflation and job security.
- Elected Members of Parliaments will receive a higher fixed monthly allowance of S$18,500 effective October 15, while the government will study delinking allowances for community-related roles from the MR4 benchmark.
- Wong pledged to donate his full S$1.4 million annual salary increment to 'suitable good causes' for the next five years, demonstrating commitment to the revised framework.
- Parliament will debate the political salary review on Thursday, September 10, as the government evaluates a new basis for sizing payments that remains adequate without being pegged to the MR4 benchmark.
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Singapore ministers, among world’s highest paid government officials, get first raise in 15 years – WTOP News
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysa (AP) — Singapore’s ministers, already among the world’s highest paid, are getting a raise for the first time in 15 years, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said, explaining the government cannot attract top talent into politics if salaries remain unchanged. Wong told Parliament on Tuesday that under a revised salary framework, the benchmark...
THE Singapore government has announced an increase in the annual salaries of ministers and other senior officials, including Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who is the world's highest-paid political leader.
Singapore's Prime Minister, Lawrence Wong, will have an increase of S$1.4 million in his annual compensation package, the equivalent of R$5.6 million. With the readjustment, his remuneration will increase from S$2.2 million (about R$10 million) to S$3.6 million (approximately R$14.5 million) per year, a high of over 60%. Wong is already the world's largest remunerated political leader. With flags and slogans: Robots make 'protest' against uncont…
Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister of Singapore, said on Tuesday that his government accepted the recommendations of an independent commission on a substantial increase in the salaries of ministers, who are already the largest in the world, reports Reuters. The authorities in Singapore say that political leaders are paid with substantial salaries to attract talented people and to ensure ...
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