US Still Growing, Sg in Recession! Review of Ministers' Pay In Order!

[makapaaa]

[FONT=Verdana,Courier,Monaco][SIZE=-1]Who gets what [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Century Schoolbook,Georgia][SIZE=-1](without performance bouses)[/SIZE][/FONT]

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[FONT=Verdana,Courier,Monaco][SIZE=-1]President Nathan, a Japanese collaborator during WWII.[/SIZE][/FONT]​

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[FONT=Verdana,Century Schoolbook,Georgia][SIZE=-1]Singapore President's Basic Salary raised to S$3,187,100 (24.9% increase), Singapore's current President, Nathan, was a member of the dreaded Japanese Kampeti (uniform, sword and all) during the Japanese occupation of Singapore.[/SIZE][/FONT]

• [FONT=Verdana,Century Schoolbook,Georgia][SIZE=-1]Singapore Prime Minister's Basic Salary raised to S$3,091,200 (25.5% increase). This is US$2.04 million, or about five times more than U.S. President George W. Bush, who currently takes home US$400,000 [/SIZE][/FONT]
• [FONT=Verdana,Century Schoolbook,Georgia][SIZE=-1]Senior Minister – S$3,043,300 (13.5% increase) or US$2.01 million. [/SIZE][/FONT]
• [FONT=Verdana,Century Schoolbook,Georgia][SIZE=-1]Minister Mentor – S$3,043,300 (13.5% increase) or US$2.01 million[/SIZE][/FONT]
• [FONT=Verdana,Century Schoolbook,Georgia][SIZE=-1]Deputy Prime Minister – S$2,452,500 (18.8% increase) US$1.62 million.[/SIZE][/FONT]
• [FONT=Verdana,Century Schoolbook,Georgia][SIZE=-1]Minister and Senior Perm Sec – S$1,593,500 (32.5% increase) or US$1.06 million . [/SIZE][/FONT]
• [FONT=Verdana,Century Schoolbook,Georgia][SIZE=-1]Entry Superscale Grade – S$384,000 (3.3% increase) [SR9 Grade][/SIZE][/FONT]
• [FONT=Verdana,Century Schoolbook,Georgia][SIZE=-1]Member of Parliament – S$216,300 (23.2% increase) [/SIZE][/FONT]
• [FONT=Verdana,Century Schoolbook,Georgia][SIZE=-1]Average Singaporean: US$26,000 (S$43,104 or S$3,592 per mo) Source: Singapore Ministry of Manpower[/SIZE][/FONT]
• [FONT=Verdana,Century Schoolbook,Georgia][SIZE=-1]The poorest 10% in Singapore earn S$3,600, or S$300 a month.[/SIZE][/FONT]
• [FONT=Verdana,Century Schoolbook,Georgia][SIZE=-1]Welfare payments to the needy S$290 a month.[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Century Schoolbook,Georgia][SIZE=-1]Note: At age 55, Singapore Ministers collect both a salary and their full pension. Parliament website...[/SIZE][/FONT]

 

[mockingbird]

Ministers need higher salaries to get S'pore out of recession.

 

[Himerus]

mockingbird,that will an valid excuse.

should already volunteer to cut their pay and bonus,still need to review.

 

[mockingbird]

Ministers need all the monetary movtivations to go on bended knees to beg MNCs not to leave S'pore.

 

[makapaaa]

Ministers need higher salaries to get S'pore out of recession.

Or they'll say "It could have been worse"?

 

[mockingbird]

Or they'll say "It could have been worse"?

They'll say it's due to the world economy and has nothing to do with their competence. They'll say with a straight face that they are the best and most able you can find in S'pore.