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  "id": 6238478,
  "title": "Benchmark ministerial pay to rise to S$1.8 million; ministers won’t get the full increase at once",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/benchmark-ministerial-pay-to-rise-to-s-1-8-million-ministers-wont-get",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-08T04:43:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Singapore",
    "slug": "the-business-times-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/economy-policy/benchmark-ministerial-pay-rise-s1-8-million-ministers-wont-get-full-increase-once"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ministers will instead get a one-off increase of up to 9%; MPs’ monthly allowances will be revised to S$18,500",
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        "title": "Benchmark ministerial pay to rise to S$1.8 million; ministers to only get one-off increase of up to 9%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/benchmark-ministerial-pay-to-rise-to-s-1-8-million-ministers-to-only",
        "published": "2026-09-08T04:43:24.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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