# Singapore PM Lawrence Wong: No one should enter politics for the money

https://mins.news/en/video/52652

- CNA, 2026-09-10 08:39 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXRHkY6xrNw

> Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said the government and the Workers’ Party broadly agree on political salary adjustments during the current term, but differ on how ministers’ pay should be benchmarked over the longer term. He said he had thought “long and hard” before approving the changes, while acknowledging concerns about living costs, jobs and livelihoods.

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