A list of political salaries and national bonuses paid to leaders should be published yearly and subject to public scrutiny, said the Workers' Party (WP) Member of Parliament (MP) Yaw Shin Leong on Monday.
He laid out two other proposals by the WP, which aims to enhance the “twin towers of accountability and transparency” in paying political leaders.
Firstly, an independent commission should be formed each time the Prime Minister seeks to review the formula for ministerial salaries.
Secondly, the findings of the independent commission should be subject to debate and approval in Parliament. Full story
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