Opposition leaders welcomed the recommendations raised in the ministerial salary review report released on Wednesday but also maintained salaries were still “exceptionally high”.
The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) and the National Solidarity Party (NSP) both felt the revised salaries of Singapore’s political office holders still had room to move downwards. The SDP called for annual salary revisions, while the NSP said that the cuts are insufficient.
The Workers' Party (WP) said on Friday that the recommendations made were "a step in the right direction", but like the NSP, disagreed with the formula used as a basis for the new salaries. Full story
