Changes to Singapore's political salary framework to be debated in parliament

The changes include a one-off pay increase of up to 9 per cent for political office holders and wider salary ranges for ministers.

Parliament House building in Singapore on Apr 2, 2024. (Photo: AFP/Roslan RAHMAN)

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SINGAPORE: Members of Parliament will debate the government’s response to the review of political salaries on Thursday (Sep 10), two days after Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing set out changes to the framework.

Political office holders will receive a one-off salary increase of up to 9 per cent from Oct 15, the first adjustment since 2011. For a minister in the lowest MR4 grade, the full adjustment would raise annual pay from S$1.1 million to about S$1.2 million.

The changes also include wider salary ranges for ministers and the merging of grades for some political appointment holders.

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这些变化包括一次性给政治官员加薪高达 9%，以及扩大部长们的薪资范围。

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新加坡：国会议员将于周四（9月10日）就政府对政治薪酬审查的回应进行辩论。两天前，总理黄循财和公共服务统筹部长陈振声公布了该框架的修改方案。

从10月15日起，政治官员将获得一次性加薪，涨幅最高可达9%，这是自2011年以来的首次调整。对于最低级别的MR4部长来说，此次加薪将使其年薪从110万新元增加到约120万新元。

这些改革还包括扩大部长级官员的薪资范围，以及合并一些政治任命官员的职级。

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