Minister-in-charge of the Public Service Chan Chun Sing delivered a ministerial statement in Parliament addressing the review of salaries for political office holders. He reiterated that the framework established in 2012 remains fundamentally sound, designed to attract capable talent while reflecting the spirit of public service through a 40 percent discount against top market earners. Although independent committees review benchmarks every five years, the government decided to keep political salaries unchanged at this time, deferring adjustments in light of prevailing economic uncertainties and national priorities.
- The salary framework is benchmarked to the median income of the top 1,000 Singapore citizen earners, with an applied 40 percent discount to emphasize public service ethos.
- An independent committee conducts reviews of political salaries every five years to ensure the framework and benchmarks remain relevant.
- Political office holder salaries have remained unchanged since 2012, as the government chose not to implement recommended benchmark adjustments in previous reviews.
- The government decided to maintain existing salary levels, focusing attention on broader economic challenges and immediate public concerns.
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Not easy to become
Mp or minster
1 lost of pte life
And freedom
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One on the road to riches 😂
I can't imagine in a corporate setting where the executives debate amongst themselves the recommendations made by an independent committee commissioned by the company and voted for accepting the pay increase as recommended all without the participation of the shareholders. 😅
did they become poor, did they starve did not able to eat out or travel? no but just compensation not enough
Current pay not enough for their role, money not the main then why increase?
Yep, that’s how we can entice the very best Singaporean to be in public service.
we are more concerned about the u.s. influence on Singapore politician !
獅子開大口 just like the merlion
Service cannot be measured by dollars and cents?