Pay reviewed for minister!

[cowbellc]

http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Singapore/Story/A1Story20110521-279900.html

'Everything that needs to be looked at will be looked at,' said Brigadier-General (NS) Tan Chuan-Jin during an interview with the Straits Times.

After a watershed election that saw the People's Action Party (PAP) take 81 out of 87 seats in Parliament while losing a GRC, no stone will be left unturned in the party's bid to transform itself and the way it governs.

This includes two controversial issues: high ministerial salaries and the use of upgrading as an electoral carrot.

BG Tan, 42, widely seen as a core member of the PAP's fourth-generation leadership and is the newly appointed Minister of State for Manpower and National Development, told the paper that 'everything is on the table'.

On the two controversial issues in general, the newly-elected MP for Marine Parade GRC said that he has received feedback from Singaporeans about them.

He told the daily that while some are unconcerned about the issue, for others, 'there is that sense that this doesn't seem very fair'.

Since 2004, the Government has pegged ministerial salaries to emuneration levels for top private-sector earners. In 2009, Cabinet ministers earned between $1.57 million and $3.04 million each a year.

 

[halsey02]

RIN TIN TIN must paid be $18,000 a month, to cover purchases of Kate Spade, LV & now....lay dees lolex watch..

 

[diversifyx2]

Wonder what brand of undy she wears?? Interesting to know but not necessary

 

[techiedick]

Wonder what brand of undy she wears?? Interesting to know but not necessary

she needs half the MP allowance to change her panties as she always pee in her panties serving the tough neighbpourhood in Macpherson estate. Doubt she can feel the misery and rut these people are in. Ask her to go one by one and see the units these people are in.

Can she relate, she can only sympathise "oh so pooooor thing, i dunno what to say, things are affordable"

 

[cass888]

Doubt she can feel the misery and rut these people are in. Ask her to go one by one and see the units these people are in.

You're right. Should SERS that area.

 

[Alamaking]

I think they cutting NS men salaries, LOL

 

[Teo Kok Eng]

It will be a scandal if they pay themselves less than a million...

It was a joke to see the PM take a pay raise many years ago despite earning million dollar salary and pretend to donate the raise to charity..

 

[hairylee]

They are preparing for the day oppositions takes over.
A lot of them are already taking their pensions on top of their monthly salary and it makes no difference.

 

[SirRichard]

A genuine review must be one that reflects the amount of public service and the responsiblity that the ministers need to undertake - It makes no sense that ours are getting paid much more than US President and their counter parts. They are less sheltered - always kenna public scrunity, criticism and have tougher decision to make. No way our minister with so little to do ( as compared to the larget countries) needs to be paid so much in order to ensure they do their job well.

Our pay should be closer to that of our HK counterparts.

 

[cooleo]

Once a week meet the people session. Even if pay them 50% of $18k is still a easy $9k.