President gets another $1 million pay increase. Chao cheebye

Changes to President, Istana expenditure

President gets another $1 million pay increase. Chao cheebye

Parliament approved the allocation of an additional $1.25 million to the Civil List, which specifies the salaries of the President, his personal staff, and expenditure. -- ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN PARLIAMENT on Thursday approved the allocation of an additional $1.25 million to the Civil List, which specifies the salaries of the President, his personal staff, and expenditure. The amount set aside for the President's salary is $4,267,500, up from $3,376,800. The entertainment allowance remains unchanged at $73,000. The amount for staff salaries increases by $471,600 to $4,532,400. Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said these increases were to cater for an additional staff officer to support the work of the Council of Presidential Advisers, a Butler Manager to meet the increased demand for butler services at the Istana, and to meet higher variable payments on account o...

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Jason Ling

10 Mar '11, 5pm
Nice raise +1M
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@sg_story » 13 Mar '11, 5am
Singapore President S R Nathan's pay had been increased from $3,376,800 to $4,267,500 [link]
@yokey017 » 11 Mar '11, 3pm
President's salary increased from $3.3 to $4.2 million SMLJ [link]
@reddawn » 11 Mar '11, 2pm
RT @freetrooper: I'm sorry, but this gets a huge WTF from me: [link]
@digitalmozart » 11 Mar '11, 7am
RT @freetrooper: I'm sorry, but this gets a huge WTF from me: [link]
@chun_han » 11 Mar '11, 3am
my mistake, @stcom story on president's pay rise is here: [link]
@sebastianho » 11 Mar '11, 1am
wow. the Singapore president holds a salary of $4,267,500. :o [link]
@Eric_Franancia » 10 Mar '11, 10pm
Changes to President, Istana expenditure [link] (via ST iPhone App)
@annisthenewpink » 10 Mar '11, 6pm
"The amount set aside for the President's salary is $4,267,500, up from $3,376,800." - [link]
@edchng » 10 Mar '11, 5pm
President of Singapore gets $1 million pay rise, in line with the increasing prosperity of ordinary citizens. oh wait. [link]
@ButterJingers » 10 Mar '11, 4pm
RT @eisen: The reaction is appropriate RT @sailesh88: President gets another $1 million pay increase. Chao cheebye [link]
@yanyi_ » 10 Mar '11, 4pm
RT @eisen: The reaction is appropriate RT @sailesh88: President gets another $1 million pay increase. Chao cheebye [link]
@AccioTom » 10 Mar '11, 4pm
RT @jongolia: RT @sailesh88: President gets another $1 million pay increase. Chao cheebye [link]
@khaizz » 10 Mar '11, 4pm
How can anyone not be outraged? RT @jin_: RT @sailesh88: President gets another $1 million pay increase. Chao cheebye [link]
@cheng_qing » 10 Mar '11, 3pm
4milion salary is not dad deal for Singapore prime minister. [link] (via ST iPhone App)
@spurs_siao » 10 Mar '11, 3pm
SGD$4M too much for our President [link]
@ernest71 » 10 Mar '11, 3pm
I hope to get a 26% salary increment too! RT @tocsg [link]
@contrabandkarma » 10 Mar '11, 3pm
SR Nathan gets a raise and more staff. What exactly does he do again? [link] /via @tocsg
@joshguna » 10 Mar '11, 3pm
I know you're waiting for me to say this. WHY on earth is President paid $4.3M? As he himself asked, "why am I here"? [link]
@tocsg » 10 Mar '11, 2pm
Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said these increases were to cater for an additional staff officer to... [link]
@bookjtinyisland » 10 Mar '11, 2pm
woah...no way!...president's salary [link]
@j1_news » 10 Mar '11, 2pm
[SINGAPORE] Changes to President, Istana expenditure [link]
@OngWeiZhong » 10 Mar '11, 2pm
Parliament approved the allocation of an additional $1.25 million to the President's salary and Istana Expenditure [link]
@eisen » 10 Mar '11, 4pm
The reaction is appropriate RT @sailesh88: President gets another $1 million pay increase. Chao cheebye [link]
@recycledpenguin » 10 Mar '11, 4pm
RT @sailesh88: President gets another $1 million pay increase. Chao cheebye [link]
@jongolia » 10 Mar '11, 4pm
RT @sailesh88: President gets another $1 million pay increase. Chao cheebye [link]
@sailesh88 » 10 Mar '11, 3pm
President gets another $1 million pay increase. Chao cheebye [link]
@temasekreview » 10 Mar '11, 2pm
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