Siew Kum Hong: Answering the wrong question on ministerial salaries: #ministerpaycut

Answering the wrong question on ministerial salaries

siewkumhong.blogspot.com 06 Jan '12, 2am

Siew Kum Hong: Answering the wrong question on ministerial salaries: #ministerpaycut

the report by the Committee to Review Ministerial Salaries should be well-known, so I won't rehash them. A search on "singapore ministerial salaries" will quickly bring you up to speed. There have always been two types of criticisms leveled at ministerial salaries. The first category comprised criticisms of the formula itself, that it led to distortions and did not achieve the outcomes we wanted. These are technical criticisms that implicitly endorsed the principle of pegging ministerial salaries at a discount to supposedly equivalent private-sector salaries. The second category comprised criticisms of the absolute amount of ministerial salaries, which are seen as being excessive in their absolute amounts and completely out of touch with normal Singaporeans. These are political criticisms that will persist regardless of the formula used, because they stem from a fundamenta...

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@yeuann » 06 Jan '12, 3am
“@mrbrown: Siew Kum Hong: Answering the wrong question on ministerial salaries: [link] #ministerpaycut” - interesting insights
@constant_garden » 06 Jan '12, 2am
RT @sushobhan: Must read if in #Singapore RT: Answering the wrong question on ministerial salaries: [link] #ministerpaycut
@claudia_jng » 06 Jan '12, 2am
mindset issue. PUBLIC service pegged to PRIVATE sector pay. PUBLIC transport pegged to PRIVATE company P&L. [link] #paycut #fb
@sushobhan » 06 Jan '12, 2am
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