Salary as Prime Minister $2million yearly
Salary as Finance Minister $1.2million yearly
Variable Bonus: 6months salary minimum yearly
Full Medical Benefits - Private Specialist Consultant on regular standby - Yearly cost to tax payers $200,000
Security cost: Approximately $1.5million yearly
First class travel and stays at top hotels when he travels on business trips
-from unOfficial Yeo Cheow Tong Website
which government in the world doesn't allow its leader to have a doctor on standby and personal security? surely you don't expect them to travel economy and stay at hostels? i agree their salary is higher than the norm internationally but nitpicking at the 'perks' of their job just seems silly
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ReplyDeleteFull Medical Benefits - Private Specialist Consultant on regular standby - Yearly cost to tax payers $200,000
Security cost: Approximately $1.5million yearly
First class travel and stays at top hotels when he travels on business trips
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I don't have a problem with the above.
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Variable Bonus: 6months salary minimum yearly
Salary as Prime Minister $2million yearly
Salary as Finance Minister $1.2million yearly
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There is a problem if he is rewarded given the state of the economy and the hardship the people are going through.
There is a problem if he draws double salaries for 2 jobs. There is no such practice in the private sector. The reason is no matter how good you are, you have only 24 hours a day and if you take 2 jobs, something's got to give.
But I doubt the variable bonus and full salary as Finance Minister. Anyone has such information from other sources?
I also have a problem with the pension scheme, the percentage, the base amount and the fact that serving ministers can draw pensions too.
Can anyone please tell us who exactly determines and approves of such a salary/benefit package? Himself?
ReplyDeleteLook into the opposition books and you will find some of the details on their pay chq that were brought up by Steve Chia & JB in the parliment speeches. And do we need to spell it out who determines??? Isn"t it clear to you that they are the one who set and approve their own salary and benefits! JUST LIKE NKF!!!
ReplyDeleteWhen the economic is down, they tell u to take pay & CPF cut and be thankful & grateful that u still have a job! "STAY TOGETHER & PULL THROUGH THE CRISIS WZ THEM".
After crisis, they tell u market is picking up and give themselve bonus & pay increase and forgot abt u, leaving u in the lurch of no restoration of pay cut or even bonuses. When asked of restoration of CPF, our dear PAP cum NTUC Chairman comment that the recovery of economic is not that positive yet.
SIGH! I wonder what life will be for the average Singaporean in
20-30 years time!!!
It is interesting to read recently that the world's No.1 and No.2 richest man have given away a big part of their wealth to charity. Of course, there are hundreds or thousands who did the same but with less or no publicity. These people have come to realise that one do not need so much money and wealth in one's life time. Passing on to the future generations weaken and corrupt them. In fact, these are mostly business people who many people may consider materialistic. It is about time for our leaders to set some examples if their calling is trully to serve the nation and its people. How much is really enough for millionaires? I am not advocating we change the remuneration scheme. Should not all the leaders who have had more than enough consider setting up a charitable funds or designate a fund to donate some of the "excesses" to?
ReplyDeleteAny idea about how much the old man is drawing? With his pension and present enormous title! How much blood is he sucking from the islanders?
ReplyDeleteHe's taking advantage of us, the citizens of Singapore!
ReplyDeleteMe, a boy wants to become a politician for an opposition party when I grow up, do you think I can acheive my goal?
ReplyDeleteNo. I do not think it is a good idea. By the time you grow up, the PAP would be the opposition party. Unless you have the desire to corrupt like them, do not join them.
ReplyDeleteI mean the current ones.
ReplyDeleteOf course you can! As long as you don't bat to the right of the political spectrum..
ReplyDeletedo u all know in the july issue of 'lifestyle " magzine by NTUC .in page 28 , there is a racis's cartoon ads by PA , asking people to display flag... i was shock by that cartoon ads, in the ads , shown a HDB flat , where a whitewoman lived at the top floor then a chinese in pig tail !!!! then a malay then a indian, so to the PA , this is the social status of the race living in singapore !!, the white is above all , then come the the chinese then come the malay , lastly with the Indian living in the below... shocking but truth...in 2006... we still have this type of mind set... a government body print this type of racist's cartoon...why label us in these social standing...
ReplyDeleteIt is highly unlikely that the PM draws additional salary for being Minister of Finance as well. Within the Civil Service, an incumbent covering duties in another post draws just the one salary.
ReplyDeleteAlthough political appointees are not Civil Servants per se, I believe the same renumeration principles apply.
Where can I post this article:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.asiaone.com.sg/a1news/20060706_story7_1.html
July 06, 2006
S'porean blogger Mr Brown's column suspended by Today free newspaper
AsiaOne
A regular column by "Mr Brown", a popular Singaporean blogger, has been suspended by the Today free newspaper.
The move by the free sheet, published by the MediaCorp group, comes in the wake of government criticism of his latest satirical piece about high living costs.
The blogger wrote on his website Thursday (July 6): "I have been informed that TODAY has suspended my column.
"It has been a trying few days for me, my family, my mum and my friends. Thank you all for your emails, letters, calls, SMSes, blogs and comments, I don't know what to say."
Mr Brown, whose real name is Mr Lee Kin Mun, has been posting his wry thoughts on life in Singapore on his weblog (www.mrbrown.com) since 1997. His recent bak chor mee podcast, a political satire of a noodle seller berating a customer which parodied the Government's handling of the James Gomez saga, has been downloaded by tens of thousands of Netizens, since it was posted on May 1.
His latest blog was entitled "S'preans are fed, up with progress!" and heaped sarcasm on hikes in transport and electricity costs among other issues.
This resulted in a strongly-worded rebuttal from the Ministry for Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA). In a letter published in Today on Monday, it accused Mr Brown of distorting the truth.
"His piece is calculated to encourage cynicism and despondency, which can only make things worse, not better, for those he professes to sympathise with," said Ms K. Bhavani, press secretary to Information Minister Lee Boon Yang, who signed the letter.
"It is not the role of journalists or newspapers in Singapore to champion issues, or campaign for or against the government.
"If a columnist presents himself as a non-political observer, while exploiting his access to the mass media to undermine the government's standing with the electorate, then he is no longer a constructive critic, but a partisan player in politics."
The suspension of the column was reported by the AFP news service.
It quoted a statement issued by MediaCorp, which publishes the newspaper: "The editors of Today have suspended the Mr Brown column with effect from Friday, 7July, 2006." No reason was given, said AFP.
According to the AFP report, Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has described the Singapore government's condemnation of Mr Brown's column as "disturbing".
The international press freedom group said in a statement: "This reaction from a Singaporean official is disturbing.It reads like a warning to all journalists and bloggers in a country in which the media are already strictly controlled. The media have a right to criticise the government's actions and express political views."
Well at least we know why Lee Kuan Yew refuses to die...
ReplyDeleteWA LAO EI...u hav no rite 2 sya tat abt him....if he contributes handsomely 2 singapore's society no1 will complain......u plz dun look at tis.....so wad if he got high salary? if u work as primeminister u wan 2 earn3Ka mth mei?use yr head lar
ReplyDeletedude! currently, pm lee's salary is 3.8mil. normal minister's salary is 2.1mil. the president is 4.4mil. your source was many yrs ago.
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