{
  "id": 6275142,
  "title": "Singapore ministers, among world’s highest paid government officials, get first raise in 15 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/singapore-ministers-among-worlds-highest-paid-government-officials",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T11:53:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/singapore-ministers-government-salary-pay-raise-1f022b8f9e6ea5829f1fbe40101e7c34"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced on Tuesday that ministers, who are among the world's highest-paid government officials, will receive their first raise in 15 years. The benchmark annual pay for a minister at the lowest grade will increase from 1.1 million Singapore dollars ($868,330) to 1.8 million Singapore dollars ($1.42 million), while the prime minister's benchmark salary will rise from 2.2 million Singapore dollars ($1.7 million) to 3.6 million Singapore dollars ($2.8 million). The one-time adjustment, which will begin on October 15, will be up to 9% based on performance and responsibilities, with most ministers at the lowest grade expected to earn about 1.35 million Singapore dollars ($1.06 million) by the end of the current term. Wong emphasized that the government cannot attract top talent into politics if salaries remain unchanged and that the salary increase is necessary to maintain a clean government.",
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}