I found this thread on MCF :
FACT 1: Singapore President new pay revision from current S$2,551 700 to S$3,187,100
FACT 2: Singapore Prime Minister new pay revision from current S$2,464000 to S$3,091,200
FACT 3: Singapore Senior Minister new pay revision from current S$2,680600 to S$3,091,200
FACT 4: Singapore Minister Mentor new pay revision from current S$2,656600 to S$3,043,300
Well, for just a single Prime Minister pay at US$2million (apprxiamate
S$3.1million), who can you get to run a country like SINGAPORE....?
We can get US President Mr George Bush + UK's Prime Minister Mr Tony
Blair + Japan's PM Abe Shinzo + Australia Prime Minister Mr John Howard
+ Hong Kong's Chief Executive Mr Donald Tsang. Then we can throw in
Leaders from Asean nations like, Malaysia, Russia and also Thailand and
we will still have a savings of US$163,000. How come nobody mention this
in the parliamentary debate on new pay package
USA President's pay : US$ 400,000
Britian Prime Minister's pay : US$ 360,000
Japan Prime Minister's pay : US$ 300,000
Australia Prime Minister's pay : US$ 200,000
Hong Kong Chief Executive's pay : US$ 420,000
Malaysia Prime Minister's pay : US$ 65,000
Russia Prime Minister's pay : US$ 60,000
Thailand Prime Minister's pay : US$ 32,000
Total : US$1,837,000
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Savings : US$163,000
MORAL OF THE STORY : SINGAPORE SCORED ANOTHER 1ST AWARD : WE ARE A
LEADER IN PAYING TOP DOLLARS FOR ITS PUBLIC OFFICE HOLDERS IN THE GLOBAL
WORLD. SHOULDN'T WE START HEADHUNTING FOR ALL THESE WORLD LEADERS
INSTEAD OF LOOKING INWARD TO RECRUIT OUR EXPANSIVE LOCALS AND SAVE OUR
NATION'S TAXPAYERS MONEY? AFTERALL SINGAPORE WELCOMES FOREIGN TALENT TO
WORK AND LIVE HERE.
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So true.....
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