Singapore Minister Salaries
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Ministerial salaries in Singapore, already among the world’s highest, will go up from 15 October, boosting the prime minister's annual pay by 64 per cent to S$3.6m (£2.1 m) from S$2.2 m (£1.3m).
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- 8 Sep
In comparison, the UK prime minister makes £170,171 a year while the US president earns £296,000, according to data from Political Salaries, a non-profit, which ranks the Singapore prime minister as the highest-paid world leader.
- 9 Sep
Singapore increased its prime minister’s salary to $2.8 million, part of its longstanding strategy to boost talent and reduce corruption.
- 11 Sep
Mr Wong said it would have been "easier politically" for him to leave things as they were but that "would not be the right thing to do" as salaries in the private sector, civil service, judicial service and public sector had increased since 2012.
Coverage 3 articles
11 Sep Why Singapore ministers are paid so much — and why it's going up
ABC News (AU)
9 Sep Singapore boosts PM’s pay to $2.8 million
Semafor
8 Sep Salary of highest paid world leader to increase by £800k a year
The Independent
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