Singapore Minister Salaries
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Ministerial salaries in Singapore, already among the world’s highest, will go up from 15 October, boosting the prime minister's annual pay by 64 per cent to S$3.6m (£2.1 m) from S$2.2 m (£1.3m).
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Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will see his annual salary increase by 64% to S$3.6m (£2.1 m) from October 15. This boost is part of a wider raise for all ministers, with some junior ministers potentially earning up to S$1.8m per year. The country's political leaders already have high salaries, which are meant to attract talent and deter corruption, but the increases have sparked controversy, particularly…
Salary of highest paid world leader to increase by £800k a year →Singapore has increased its prime minister's salary to $2.8 million as part of a strategy to boost talent and reduce corruption. The prime minister earns significantly more than counterparts in the UK ($230,000) and US ($400,000). Singapore's policy involves tying politician pay to the top 1,000 earners in the country, but its effectiveness in reducing graft is debated among experts. Data from one index shows…
Singapore boosts PM’s pay to $2.8 million →Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is set to receive a significant pay increase, with his annual remuneration package rising from $S2.2 million to $S3.6 million. This comes as part of a broader raise for Singapore's politicians, who are paid based on the median income of the top 1,000 earners in the country. According to Gillian Koh, a researcher at the National University of Singapore's Institute of Policy…
Why Singapore ministers are paid so much — and why it's going up →How it changed
- 8 Sep
In comparison, the UK prime minister makes £170,171 a year while the US president earns £296,000, according to data from Political Salaries, a non-profit, which ranks the Singapore prime minister as the highest-paid world leader.
- 9 Sep
Singapore increased its prime minister’s salary to $2.8 million, part of its longstanding strategy to boost talent and reduce corruption.
- 11 Sep
Mr Wong said it would have been "easier politically" for him to leave things as they were but that "would not be the right thing to do" as salaries in the private sector, civil service, judicial service and public sector had increased since 2012.
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11 Sep Why Singapore ministers are paid so much — and why it's going upSingapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is set to receive a significant pay increase, with his annual remuneration package rising from $S2.2 million to $S3.6 million. This comes as part of a broader raise for Singapore's politicians, who are paid based on the median income of the top 1,000 earners in the country. According to Gillian Koh, a researcher at the National University of Singapore's Institute of Policy…ABC News (AU)
9 Sep Singapore boosts PM’s pay to $2.8 millionSingapore has increased its prime minister's salary to $2.8 million as part of a strategy to boost talent and reduce corruption. The prime minister earns significantly more than counterparts in the UK ($230,000) and US ($400,000). Singapore's policy involves tying politician pay to the top 1,000 earners in the country, but its effectiveness in reducing graft is debated among experts. Data from one index shows…Semafor
8 Sep Salary of highest paid world leader to increase by £800k a yearSingapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong will see his annual salary increase by 64% to S$3.6m (£2.1 m) from October 15. This boost is part of a wider raise for all ministers, with some junior ministers potentially earning up to S$1.8m per year. The country's political leaders already have high salaries, which are meant to attract talent and deter corruption, but the increases have sparked controversy, particularly…The Independent
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