Minsters’ Pay & Benefits
Workers’ Party’s “First World Parliament” – Ministerial Salary Debate 2012
Please enjoy Workers’ Party’s “First World Parliament” Now, after watching the above, I am now wondering if it was a ”Wriggling Party” that had been voted in. Oh, just in case you are wondering… ”hand on my heart“ was first used by Mr Gerald Giam’s colleague – Mr Pritam Singh on the Parliamentary Sitting on 20 October 2011.
Ministerial’s Salary- Workers’ Party Proposal MX9-2012
Let us first watch following parliamentary sittings (don’t worry, it’s only 6.23 mins long ) 1) WP said that political service is a public service and thus salary should be pegged to the public service NOT the private sector. —- They are right. MX9 is a civil service grade. BUT all civil service’s pay ARE being pegged to the private sector which simply [...]
Ministerial Salary Review – Kenneth Jeyaretnam (RP) – 2 portfolios = 2 pay ?
5th January 2011, Mr Kenneth Jeyaratnam of the Reform Party (RP) wrote on Ms Grace Fu’s (Senior Minister of State of MICA and MEWR) Facebook page: I am surprised that being the leader of a political party, Mr KJ is not aware (or did he choose to be ignorant?), of the current practice. Even if [...]
Ministerial Salary Review – Dr James Gomez’s (SDP) respond
After much anticipation, the Ministerial Pay Review was finally submitted to PM Lee Hsien Loong end 2011 and published on 4 Jan 2012. Some opposition parties have already given their views. What amused me was why do some of them not get their facts right or perhaps they just choose not to present the facts? DR [...]
8 months bonus for MPs?
Temasek Revealed – GDP bonus of 8 months for Senior Civil Servants – dated 24 Nov 2011. The above was being posted by a Mr Hin Leong Ong on Ms Irene Ng’s (MP-Tampines GRC) Facebook Page with a congratulations note to Ms Ng. Response from Ms Ng: quote: ["It is NOT TRUE that MPs get 8 [...]
Pensions for Political Office and MPs
To dispel misinformation that had been circulating on the internet about pensions received by retired ministers and political office-holders, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) issued a letter in May 2011. Minister’s Salary = Pensionable + Non-Pensionable Component Ministers have to serve a minimum of eight years as a political office-holder to qualify for a pension. Pensionable Component has [...]
