Netizens remain sceptical that there would be a drastic cut to top government officials' salaries after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the formation of a committee to review Singapore's ministerial pay.
Seow Kin Wei commented on Yahoo! Singapore's Facebook page, "At the end of the day, they say (they) will look into it again and then tell us to bear with them while their bank account keeps topping up."
Martin Lee, on the other hand, was not impressed with the appointment of the committee chief. "Gerard Ee, as head of Public Transport Council, always approved every fare hike despite those blood sucking public transport companies making hundreds of millions of profit every year. Therefore, I don't find Gerald Ee is suitable for this task," he said. Full story
