Mr Vikram Nair (Sembawang):"The Worker's Party has shifted position from its previous statements. In 2006, Mr Low Thia Khiang said that the salaries should be pegged at 100 times that of a worker at the 20th percentile. Back then, Mr Low said this was about $800 per month, so he was prepared to have ministers paid a salary of about $80,000 per month.
He also said that this meant if the income of a worker at this level went up to $1000, the Minister's salary would go up to $100,000, not as a one off bonus, but each month.
In fact, the Committee is less generous than what Mr Low suggested, both in terms of lower base pay and a capped bonus rather than the uncapped sum Mr Low suggested then."
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He also said that this meant if the income of a worker at this level went up to $1000, the Minister's salary would go up to $100,000, not as a one off bonus, but each month.
In fact, the Committee is less generous than what Mr Low suggested, both in terms of lower base pay and a capped bonus rather than the uncapped sum Mr Low suggested then."
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