PM Wong, Chan Chun Sing to deliver ministerial statements on government's response to political office holders' salary review

The ministerial statements will be debated on Thursday (Sep 10).

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SINGAPORE: The review of political office holders' salaries will be in focus when parliament sits on Tuesday (Sep 8).

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong as well as Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing will deliver the government's response to the review of salaries for political appointment holders and members of parliament.

The ministerial statements will be debated under standing order 44 on Thursday.

In January, Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing said that a n independent committee had been convened to review the salaries of political office holders .

CNA Games Guess Word Crack the word, one row at a time Buzzword Create words using the given letters Mini Sudoku Tiny puzzle, mighty brain teaser Mini Crossword Small grid, big challenge Word Search Spot as many words as you can Show More Show Less The salary framework covers the pay of all political appointment holders as well as MPs and NMPs. In May, Mr Chan said that the committee had completed its work, but the government had decided to defer consideration of its recommendations due to the uncertainty caused by the Middle East conflict. The government will release the committee's report together with its response at an appropriate time, he said then. The salary framework and political salaries have not been adjusted since they took effect in May 2011. The current salary framework was established by a review committee in 2012, with the government agreeing with its recommendation that the framework would be reviewed by an independent committee every five years. A subsequent committee was formed in 2017 to review the 2012 framework. It found that the framework remained sound, and that political salaries should be adjusted annually in line with the movement of the benchmark salaries. Nevertheless, the government decided not to make any changes to political salaries then. In 2023, the government decided to defer the scheduled review given the uncertain external environment, and the downside risks in the global economy at that time.

The salary framework covers the pay of all political appointment holders as well as MPs and NMPs.

In May, Mr Chan said that the committee had completed its work, but the government had decided to defer consideration of its recommendations due to the uncertainty caused by the Middle East conflict.

The government will release the committee's report together with its response at an appropriate time, he said then.

The salary framework and political salaries have not been adjusted since they took effect in May 2011.

The current salary framework was established by a review committee in 2012, with the government agreeing with its recommendation that the framework would be reviewed by an independent committee every five years.

A subsequent committee was formed in 2017 to review the 2012 framework. It found that the framework remained sound, and that political salaries should be adjusted annually in line with the movement of the benchmark salaries.

Nevertheless, the government decided not to make any changes to political salaries then.

In 2023, the government decided to defer the scheduled review given the uncertain external environment, and the downside risks in the global economy at that time.

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部长声明将于周四（9月10日）进行辩论。

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新加坡：国会将于周二（9月8日）开会，届时将重点讨论政治官员薪酬审查问题。

总理兼财政部长黄循财和公共服务统筹部长陈振声将就政治委任官员和国会议员薪酬检讨发表政府的回应。

部长声明将于周四根据议事规则第44条进行辩论。

今年1月，公共服务统筹部长陈振声表示，已成立一个独立委员会审查政治官员的薪酬。

CNA游戏 猜词游戏 逐行破解单词 流行词游戏 用给定的字母组成单词 迷你数独 小谜题，大脑筋 迷你填字游戏 小方格，大挑战 单词搜索 尽可能多地找出单词 显示更多 显示更少 薪酬框架涵盖所有政治任命人员以及国会议员和非国会议员的薪酬。今年5月，陈先生表示，委员会已完成工作，但由于中东冲突带来的不确定性，政府决定推迟审议其建议。他当时表示，政府将在适当的时候公布委员会的报告及其回应。自2011年5月生效以来，薪酬框架和政治薪酬一直未作调整。目前的薪酬框架由一个检讨委员会于2012年制定，政府同意其建议，即该框架应由一个独立委员会每五年进行一次检讨。随后，政府于2017年成立了一个委员会，对2012年的框架进行检讨。调查发现，现行框架依然合理，政治人物薪酬应根据基准薪酬的变动每年进行调整。然而，政府当时决定不对政治人物薪酬进行任何调整。2023年，鉴于外部环境的不确定性以及当时全球经济的下行风险，政府决定推迟原定的薪酬审查。

该薪酬框架涵盖所有政治任命人员以及国会议员和非国会议员的薪酬。

5月份，陈先生表示，委员会已经完成了工作，但由于中东冲突带来的不确定性，政府决定推迟审议其建议。

他当时表示，政府将在适当的时候公布委员会的报告及其回应。

自 2011 年 5 月生效以来，薪酬框架和政治薪酬一直没有调整。

目前的薪酬框架是由一个审查委员会在 2012 年制定的，政府同意该委员会的建议，即该框架将由一个独立委员会每五年进行一次审查。

2017 年成立了一个后续委员会，对 2012 年的框架进行审查。该委员会发现，该框架仍然合理，政治薪酬应根据基准薪酬的变化每年进行调整。

然而，当时政府决定不对政治人物的薪酬做出任何调整。

2023年，鉴于外部环境的不确定性以及当时全球经济的下行风险，政府决定推迟原定的审查。

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