Don’t be hoodwinked by PAP’s pay cut “wayang”
The recently announced political office holders’ pay cuts appear to be an attempt to placate an electorate angered by the obscenely high salaries drawn by our PAP ministers. Following the review, the two biggest casualties in terms of wage cuts are President Tony Tan and PM Lee Hsien Loong. However, in my opinion, the bigger...
Still Greedy As Ever
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who had promised a salary review to ease public anger about the rapaciousness of his team's unquenchable greed, accepted a token 36 percent reduction in basic pay to $2.2 million (US$1.69 million). Compare his (still) hefty slice of the public pie to: US President Barack Obama - US$400,000 (pop....
SDP: Commission’s ministerial pay review does not address root of problem
The Singapore Democratic Party acknowledges the PAP Government's heed of the unhappiness of Singaporeans about the level of ministers' salaries and welcomes the steps taken to remedy the problem. However, the recommendations made by the commission led by Mr Gerard Ee is nowhere close to levels that Singaporeans expect. In...
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