Singapore ministers get first raise in 15 years
KUALA LUMPUR (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 that the government cannot attract top talent into politics if salaries remain unchanged. Wong told Parliament yesterday that under a revised salary framework, the benchmark annual pay for a minister at the lowest grade will rise to SG$1.8 million (US$1.42 million), from US$868,330. The prime minister’s benchmark salary will jump to US$2.8 million from US$1.7 million, he said.