Singapore raises prime minister’s salary by $1 million in sweeping ministerial pay increase
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- Singapore announced a one-off salary increase for government ministers, including a $1 million raise for the prime minister.
- The increases add more than 60% to ministerial salaries, which are already the highest in the world.
- Singapore defends its high political salaries as a way to attract talent and support good governance.
Singapore has given its prime minister a $1 million pay rise as the affluent city-state introduces a dramatic one-off increase for government ministers.
The raises add more than 60% to salaries that are already the highest in the world for ministers.
Singapore has justified its high-end political salaries by arguing that they attract talent and help ensure good governance.
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