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The world’s best-paid politician is getting a $1 million pay rise
Headline from KION Central Coast, on the newest of 3 developments
By John Liu, CNN (CNN) — Singapore’s ministers are already among the world’s highest-paid politicians, with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong earning more than four times US President Donald Trump’s annual government salary.
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Developments in this update
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Singapore boosts PM’s salary by $1m amid major pay rise for ministers
Headline from The Guardian ·
One of the World’s Highest-Paid Political Leaders Just Got a Big Raise
Headline from Wall Street Journal ·
Newest
The world’s best-paid politician is getting a $1 million pay rise
Singapore government ministers, who are among the best-paid in the world, will get a one-time salary bump of as much as 9% after their pay was frozen in 2012.
The affluent city-state has justified high-end salaries for its political leaders, arguing they attract talent and ensure good governance Singapore’s prime minister has been given a $1m pay rise as the affluent city-state announced a dramatic one-off salary boost for government ministers.
By John Liu, CNN (CNN) — Singapore’s ministers are already among the world’s highest-paid politicians, with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong earning more than four times US President Donald Trump’s annual government salary.
Singapore updated its executive compensation benchmarks, setting its prime minister pay target at $2.85 million while capping initial actual raises at 9%
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