House approves pay adjustments for President, Speaker and Deputy Speakers众议院批准调整议长、副议长的薪酬方案
The salaries of Singapore's President and the Speaker of Parliament, as well as the allowances for Deputy Speakers, will be increased after Parliament unanimously approved three motions on Tuesday (Oct 6).Leader of the House Indranee Rajah introduced the motions, which seek to align the salaries with the new political salary framework accepted by the Government in September.Under the first motion,...
The salaries of Singapore's President and the Speaker of Parliament, as well as the allowances for Deputy Speakers, will be increased after Parliament unanimously approved three motions on Tuesday (Oct 6).
Leader of the House Indranee Rajah introduced the motions, which seek to align the salaries with the new political salary framework accepted by the Government in September.
Under the first motion, the President's annual salary will rise from $1,568,900 to $2,568,200.
The change involves amendments to the Civil List, which sets out the expenditure for the President's Office.
Tuesday's motions were also approved unanimously by the House.
Speaker's salary to rise to $900,000
The Speaker of Parliament's salary will also increase under the new framework.
The Speaker's part-time annual salary is fixed at 50 per cent of the increased MR4 ministerial reference salary.
This means the Speaker's annual pay will rise from $550,000 to $900,000, including a bonus and variable component.
The third motion provides for each Deputy Speaker to receive an allowance equivalent to 15 per cent of the Speaker's annual part-time salary.
Based on the revised salary and assuming a variable component of one month's salary, this works out to $135,000 a year.
The three motions follow recommendations and guidelines discussed during a parliamentary debate on political salaries in September.
Similar motions were brought to Parliament following the previous review of ministerial salaries in 2012. Those motions were passed without debate.
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新加坡国会周二（10月6日）一致通过三项动议，将提高新加坡总统和国会议长的薪水以及副议长的津贴。
国会领袖英兰妮·拉贾提出了这些动议，旨在使薪酬与政府在9月份通过的新政治薪酬框架保持一致。
根据第一项动议，总统的年薪将从 1,568,900 美元增加到 2,568,200 美元。
此次变更涉及对《公务员名册》的修订，该名册规定了总统办公室的支出。
周二的动议也获得了众议院的一致通过。
议长年薪将增至90万美元
在新框架下，议长的薪水也将增加。
议长的兼职年薪固定为增加后的 MR4 部长级参考薪资的 50%。
这意味着议长的年薪将从 55 万美元增加到 90 万美元，其中包括奖金和浮动部分。
第三项动议规定，每位副议长应获得相当于议长年度兼职工资 15% 的津贴。
根据修订后的工资，并假设可变部分为一个月的工资，那么年薪为 135,000 美元。
这三项动议均遵循了议会9月份就政治薪酬问题进行辩论期间讨论的建议和指导方针。
2012 年对部长薪酬进行上次审查后，议会也提出了类似的动议。这些动议未经辩论即获得通过。
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