George Yeo: You show me yours i show you mine

[Internet Brigade]

He didnt say that but imagine if he ask Chee Soon Juan to list his income as well. Will Chee comply?

If you keep chasing your tail, one day you may actually bite it.

Taken from yoursdp.org

13 August 2009

Dear Sir/Madam,

I was referred to you by Minister George Yeo. I would be grateful if you could provide me with the list of salaries of our cabinet ministers (not the salary scales but exact salaries).

Also Mr Yeo says that the salary range includes a discretionary component decided by the PM which is confidential. Can you refer me to any public statement that the Government has put out (press release, publication, reports) on this matter?

Thank you.

Chee Soon Juan
Secretary-General
Singapore Democratic Party



17 August 2009

Dear Dr Chee,

Thank you for your interest in ministerial salaries.

Information on ministerial salaries is in the public domain. The information can be found online at the website of the Parliament of Singapore (see http://www.parliament.gov.sg/parlweb/hansard_search_latest.jsp). Press releases on ministerial salaries are also available at the website of the Public Service Division (see http://www.psd.gov.sg/News/PressRelease).

Thank you.

Communications & International Relations Department
Public Service Division, Prime Minister’s Office


17 August 2009

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your reply.

I know that information on ministerial salaries is in the public domain, Minister George Yeo told me that. I am not looking for information on ministerial salaries or the formula for their salary ranges/scales which the websites you referred indicate. I am looking for the actual salaries of each cabinet minister.

In other words, I would like a list of all the cabinet ministers starting with the prime minister and the actual amounts that each of them were paid in salaries. This should be the total amount they were paid including all the bonuses and allowances they derive from their holding their offices.

A breakdown of the various components would be helpful. It would be good if the list could cover the last 10 years.

Thank you. By the way, with whom am I corresponding?

Chee Soon Juan

 

[boring]

casino yeo say to dr chee; u show me ur lang par, i show u mine..

dr chee; bo liao...

casino yeo say; heng ah, don't need to show mine cause me bo lang par..

 

[Watchman]

How can our cabinet ministers be made above the law !

 

[Internet Brigade]

How can our cabinet ministers be made above the law !

They are not above the law. They are the law.

 

[makapaaa]

There u go...

Singapore's World Records
On this small island lives the 30 best-paid politicians in the world, comments a blogger. MySingaporeNews.
Apr 3, 2009
As the economic crisis worsens and thousands are being retrenched, the huge salaries of Singapore's political leaders have come under the spotlight not only here - but overseas.
With G20 leaders gathering in London to work out solutions to the global crisis, the Times compiled a list of "the 10 best-paid politicians in the world" - naturally with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong taking the top spot.
The story was picked up by The Australia, which also works out their salaries when ranked against population.
Mr Lee earns S$3.76 million (US$2.47 million) a year, excluding bonuses, allowances, pensions, etc which add on a significant bit.
This is about 54 cents per head of population. In second position was his counterpart from New Zealand at 9 cents. The rest of the world are all down there, below even the lowest-ranking minister in Singapore.
But Singaporean blogger redbean's "My Singapore News" carries a calculation from its reader, Green Peas, expanding on the UK and Australian reports.
It pointed out that the world's 30 best-paid politicians (a definition that will include ministers, elected president, etc) are all from Singapore.
Here's what the blogger says:
The TOP 30 highest paid politicians in the world are all from Singapore:
1. Elected President SR Nathan - S$3.9 million.
2. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong - S$3.8 million.
3. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew - S$3.5 million.
4. Senior Minister Goh Chok Thong - S$3.5 million.
5. Senior Minister Prof Jayakumar - S$3.2 million.
6. DPM & Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng - S$2.9 million.
7. DPM & Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean - $2.9 million
8. Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo - S$2.8 million.
9. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan - S$2.7 million.
10. PMO Miniser Lim Boon Heng - S$2.7 million.
11. Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang - S$2.7 million.
12. PMO Minister Lim Swee Say - S$2.6 million.
13. Environment Minister & Muslim Affairs Minister Dr Yaccob Ibrahim - S$2.6 million.
14. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan - S$2.6 million.
15. Finance Minister S Tharman - S$2.6 million.
16. Education Minister & 2nd Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen - S$2.6 million.
17. Community Development Youth and Sports Minister - Dr Vivian Balakrishnan - S$2.5 million.
18. Transport Minister & 2nd Minister for Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim Siang Kiat - S$2.5 million.
19. Law Minister & 2nd Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam - S$2.4 million.
20. Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong - S$2.2 million.
21. PMO Minister Lim Hwee Hwa - S$2.2 million.
22. Acting ICA Minister - Lui Tuck Yew - S$2.0 million.
23 to 30 = Senior Ministers of State and Ministers of State - each getting between S$1.8 million to S$1.5 million.
Note: 1. The above pay does not include MP allowances, pensions and other sources of income such as Directorship, Chairmnship, Advisory, Consultancy, etc to Gov-linked and gov-related organisations or foreign MNCs such as Citigroup, etc.
2. Though it is based on an estimate, the data cannot be far off the official salary scales.
The above was posted in redbeanforum by Green Peas.
(London Times report: http://timesbusiness.typepad.com/mon...the-world.html)
http://mysingaporenews.blogspot.com/...icians-in.html

 

[cooleo]

Very easy for Chee to show his income. Just type in a big fat zero can liao! Seriously when is his last paid job? The one in Ant-U-Ass donkey years ago?