Monday, April 23, 2007
Some facts and figures regarding the recent so call pay revision for (TOP) civil servants:
FACT 1: Singapore President's new pay revision from current S$2,551700 to S$3,187 100
FACT 2: Singapore Prime Minister's new pay revision from current S$2,464000 to S$3,091 200
FACT 3: Singapore Senior Minister's new pay revision from current S$2,680600 to S$3,091 200
FACT 4: Singapore Minister Mentor's new pay revision from current S$2,656600 to S$3,043 300
Well, for just a single Prime Minister pay at US$2million (approximateS$3.1million), who can you get to run a country like SINGAPORE....?
We can get
US President Mr George Bush +
UK's Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair +
Japan's PM Abe Shinzo +
Australia Prime Minister Mr John Howard +
Hong Kong's Chief Executive Mr Donald Tsang. Then we can throw in Leaders from Asean nations like, Malaysia, Russia and also Thailand and we will still have a savings of US$163,000.
How come nobody mention this in the parliamentary debate on new pay package?
Below is a glance at the pay package of the other world leaders:
USA President's pay : US$ 400,000
Britian Prime Minister's pay : US$ 360,000
Japan Prime Minister's pay : US$ 300,000
Australia Prime Minister's pay : US$ 200,000
Hong Kong Chief Executive's pay : US$ 420,000
Malaysia Prime Minister's pay : US$ 65,000
Russia Prime Minister's pay : US$ 60,000
Thailand Prime Minister's pay : US$ 32,000
Total : US$1,837,000
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Savings : US$163,000CONGRATULATIONS:
SINGAPORE SCORED ANOTHER 1ST AWARD : WE ARE A LEADER IN PAYING TOP
DOLLARS FOR ITS PUBLIC OFFICE HOLDERS IN THE GLOBAL WORLD. SHOULDN'T
WE START HEADHUNTING FOR ALL THESE WORLD LEADERS INSTEAD OF LOOKING
INWARD TO RECRUIT OUR EXPANSIVE LOCALS AND SAVE OUR NATION'S TAXPAYERS
MONEY?
AFTERALL SINGAPORE WELCOMES FOREIGN TALENT TO WORK AND LIVE HERE.
9:32 AM
