The New Zealand Herald, 31 Dec 2008, Fran O'Sullivan
"It is unfathomable also that the new Cabinet is basically off on holiday until mid-month, with just one duty minister on call, given the pressing nature of the problems facing the country.
In the past, Key has ducked the salary issue by saying he will donate his own pay increase to charity.
This is exactly the ruse used by one of his political heroes, Singapore's Lee Hsien Loong, who faced down public fury in 2007 by saying he would "donate" a planned pay increase "to suitable good causes" for five years.
Both Prime Ministers are substantially wealthy men in their own right, so it is basically a cost-free gesture."
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