- Joined
- Jul 17, 2017
- Messages
- 1,960
- Points
- 83
Defending his Ministry’s policy to impose parking charges for teachers, Minister for Education Ong Ye Kung said that the decision had to do with “self-discipline”.
Earlier, an AGO report said that free parking for teachers is akin to a hidden subsidy that contravenes the “clean wage policy” set by the public service division. The clean wage policy makes it a point to make sure that every single penny in salaries are accounted for and there are no hidden perks.
Making reference to the AGO report, the 4G Minister said that the government has to “respect our internal system of checks and balances” and “cannot pick and choose which finding to address or comply with – we take them all seriously”.
For someone who has some experience working with Government-linked companies, it is surprising that the Minister would not know how to deal with an audit report.
In the corporate world, there are numerous instances where the management disagree with the findings of their auditors and would defend their decision in the audit response. The final decision would then be decided by the audit committee.
Should his ministry not have to bring this up to the President or Prime Minister for them to decide on this issue? Shouldn’t there be more comprehensive consultation on this matter, given the backlash it has produced?
More at https://www.domainofexperts.com/2018/05/ong-ye-kungs-stance-on-parking-in.html
Earlier, an AGO report said that free parking for teachers is akin to a hidden subsidy that contravenes the “clean wage policy” set by the public service division. The clean wage policy makes it a point to make sure that every single penny in salaries are accounted for and there are no hidden perks.
Making reference to the AGO report, the 4G Minister said that the government has to “respect our internal system of checks and balances” and “cannot pick and choose which finding to address or comply with – we take them all seriously”.
For someone who has some experience working with Government-linked companies, it is surprising that the Minister would not know how to deal with an audit report.
In the corporate world, there are numerous instances where the management disagree with the findings of their auditors and would defend their decision in the audit response. The final decision would then be decided by the audit committee.
Should his ministry not have to bring this up to the President or Prime Minister for them to decide on this issue? Shouldn’t there be more comprehensive consultation on this matter, given the backlash it has produced?
More at https://www.domainofexperts.com/2018/05/ong-ye-kungs-stance-on-parking-in.html