# Singapore PM proposes big salary increase for ministers

https://mins.news/en/item/49163

- Reuters, 2026-09-08 05:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/singapore-pm-proposes-big-salary-increase-ministers-2026-09-08/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a9f9781abedf1000171c676

> Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Tuesday that his government had accepted an independent committee’s recommendations for a sharp rise in ministerial salaries, which are already the highest in the world.

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