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I have posted this on one of the other threads but I think this deserve a wider audience. [;)]

 

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a 12-month pay freeze for the country's politicians, saying they are already paid well enough.
 
Key points:
  • NZ's independent Remuneration Authority had recommended a 3 per cent pay rise for MPs
  • Pay increases had been linked to average wage increases across the country
  • Over the next 12 months, a new formula will be developed for working out pay increases
 
MPs were due to receive a 3 per cent pay rise during September, backdated to July 1, in line with recommendations from the independent Remuneration Authority, but Ms Ardern said she would be introducing legislation to block this going through.
 
It would have seen Ms Ardern pocket an extra $NZ14,131.47 ($AU12,810) per year on top of her current salary of $427,072.
 
The pay increase would also have seen Ms Ardern's cabinet colleagues earn $8,046 more, as well as a $4,456 bump for the average backbencher.
 
"We do not believe, given that we are on the upper end of the salary scale, that we should be receiving that kind of salary increase," she said.
 
"Because we, of course, already are on a high income … one of the things we've been trying to bridge as a government is the fact that we see these increases at the top end of the scale, without the same increase at the end of the scale where most New Zealanders sit."
 
Ms Ardern said the formula currently used by the Remuneration Authority — which the independent body had no control over — was "not acceptable".
 
"Now, this move doesn't save a lot of money in the scheme of things, but it does send, we believe, a strong signal about what our government values, what we stand for, and our determination of course to make sure that the economy is working for everyone," she said.
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Ms Ardern the OECD's fifth highest paid leader
 
Data released by international consultancy group IG in May showed Ms Ardern was the fifth highest paid leader in a comparison of 32 members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
 
In a study of the pay gap between world leaders and average citizens, Ms Ardern was ranked third, earning 8.63 times the average New Zealand wage — which was ranked 18th out of 32 in the study.
 
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull tops the earning list by world leaders, earning $538,000 which is 10.14 times the average Australian worker.
 
According to New Zealand media, Ms Ardern is not the first prime minister to introduce legislation to reduce politicians pay.
 
In 2015, former prime minister Sir John Key passed a law to cut a pay rise from 3.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent after linking pay rises to average wage increases, according to Fairfax Media.
 
Ms Ardern said she had contacted NZ's opposition leader Simon Bridges about the freeze, and he had been "supportive".
 
The NZ leader said they would introduce a different way to determine pay rises for the country's politicians.
 
"We'll then use that 12-month period to develop a fairer formula for the Remuneration Authority to use when determining future pay rises," she said.
 
Australia's federal politicians were given 2 per cent pay rises in July, with backbenchers earning about $207,000 a year, compared to $148,712 across the ditch.
 

https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_perceptions_index_2017

 

 

 

And to top it up......... [;)]

 

 

CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2017

 

New Zealand      #1

Singapore          #6

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I have posted this on one of the other threads but I think this deserve a wider audience. [;)]

 

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced a 12-month pay freeze for the country's politicians, saying they are already paid well enough.

 

Key points:

  • NZ's independent Remuneration Authority had recommended a 3 per cent pay rise for MPs
  • Pay increases had been linked to average wage increases across the country
  • Over the next 12 months, a new formula will be developed for working out pay increases

MPs were due to receive a 3 per cent pay rise during September, backdated to July 1, in line with recommendations from the independent Remuneration Authority, but Ms Ardern said she would be introducing legislation to block this going through.

 

It would have seen Ms Ardern pocket an extra $NZ14,131.47 ($AU12,810) per year on top of her current salary of $427,072.

 

The pay increase would also have seen Ms Ardern's cabinet colleagues earn $8,046 more, as well as a $4,456 bump for the average backbencher.

 

"We do not believe, given that we are on the upper end of the salary scale, that we should be receiving that kind of salary increase," she said.

 

"Because we, of course, already are on a high income … one of the things we've been trying to bridge as a government is the fact that we see these increases at the top end of the scale, without the same increase at the end of the scale where most New Zealanders sit."

 

Ms Ardern said the formula currently used by the Remuneration Authority — which the independent body had no control over — was "not acceptable".

 

"Now, this move doesn't save a lot of money in the scheme of things, but it does send, we believe, a strong signal about what our government values, what we stand for, and our determination of course to make sure that the economy is working for everyone," she said.

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Ms Ardern the OECD's fifth highest paid leader

 

Data released by international consultancy group IG in May showed Ms Ardern was the fifth highest paid leader in a comparison of 32 members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

 

In a study of the pay gap between world leaders and average citizens, Ms Ardern was ranked third, earning 8.63 times the average New Zealand wage — which was ranked 18th out of 32 in the study.

 

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull tops the earning list by world leaders, earning $538,000 which is 10.14 times the average Australian worker.

 

According to New Zealand media, Ms Ardern is not the first prime minister to introduce legislation to reduce politicians pay.

 

In 2015, former prime minister Sir John Key passed a law to cut a pay rise from 3.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent after linking pay rises to average wage increases, according to Fairfax Media.

 

Ms Ardern said she had contacted NZ's opposition leader Simon Bridges about the freeze, and he had been "supportive".

 

The NZ leader said they would introduce a different way to determine pay rises for the country's politicians.

 

"We'll then use that 12-month period to develop a fairer formula for the Remuneration Authority to use when determining future pay rises," she said.

 

Australia's federal politicians were given 2 per cent pay rises in July, with backbenchers earning about $207,000 a year, compared to $148,712 across the ditch.

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-20/new-zealand-pm-jacinda-ardern-costs-herself-13000-pay-rise/10143712

 

https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_perceptions_index_2017

 

 

 

And to top it up......... [;)]

 

 

CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2017

 

New Zealand #1

Singapore #6

thats freaking Mediocre!
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Singapore’s total Ministerial salaries cost $53 million a year, most expensive in the world

 

According to state media TodayOnline, the latest round of promotion will see 22 full Ministers and 9 Senior Minister of State – the highest headcount ever. The total costs amounted to S$53 million a year, based on States Times Review’s calculations.

 

Ministers with different portfolios will only be counted once, and the calculation is as follow:

 

Prime Minister – S$2.2 million

Deputy PM – S$1.87 million

Minister MR1 – S$1.76 million

Minister MR2 – S$1.54 million

Minister MR3 – S$1.32 million

Minister MR4 – S$1.1 million

Senior Minister of State – S$0.93 million

Minister of State – S$0.77 million

Mayor – S$0.66 million

Senior Parliamentary Secretary – S$0.57

Parliamentary Secretary – S$0.41

 

As no MR grading are declared to the public, all full ministers heading a full ministry are ranked as MR1.

 

Here are the workings:

 

PRESIDENT (S$1.54 million a year)

Tony Tan – President (S$1.54 million)

 

PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (S$9.54 million a year)

Lee Hsien Loong – Prime Minister (S$2.2 million)

Teo Chee Hean – Deputy Prime Minister (S$1.87 million)

Tharman Shanmugaratnam – Deputy Prime Minister (S$1.87 million)

Chan Chun Sing – Full Minister, PMO (S$1.1 million)

Heng Chee How  – Senior Minister of State (S$1.1 million)

New* Josephine Teo– Full Minister of State (S$1.1 million)

New* Desmond Lee – Full Minister of State (S$1.1 million)

 

 

 

SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT (S$0.71 million a year)

Halimah Yaccob – Speaker of Parliament (S$0.55 million)

Charles Chong – Deputy Speaker of Parliament (S$0.08 million)

Seah Kian Peng – Deputy Speaker of Parliament (S$0.08 million)

 

DEFENCE (S$3.82 million a year)

Ng Eng Hen – Minister MR1 (S$1.76 million)

Maliki Osman – Senior Minister of State (S$0.93 million)

Ong Ye Kung – Senior Minister of State (S$0.93 million)

 

FOREIGN AFFAIRS (S$1.76 million a year)

Vivian Balakrishnan – Minister MR1 (S$1.76 million)

Josephine Teo – Second Minister (S$1.1 million counted under Full Minister of State in PMO)

Maliki Osman – Senior Minister of State (S$1.1 million counted under Defence)

 

HOME AFFAIRS (S$2.33 million a year)

K Shanmugam – Minister MR1 (S$1.76 million)

Desmond Lee – Minister of State (S$1.1 million counted under Minister of State in PMO)

Amrin Amin – Parliamentary Secretary (S$572,000)

 

TRADE AND INDUSTRY (S$5.02 million a year)

Lim Hng Kiang – Trade Minister MR1 (S$1.76 million)

S Iswaran – Industry Minister MR1 (S$1.76 million)

*New Koh Poh Koon – Senior Minister of State (S$935,000)

Low Yen Ling – Parliamentary Secretary (S$572,000)

 

 

 

FINANCE (S$2.69 million a year)

Heng Swee Keat – Minister MR1 (S$1.76 million)

Indranee Rajah – Senior Minister of State (S$0.93 million counted under Law)

Sim Ann – Senior Minister of State (S$0.93 million)

 

MANPOWER (S$2.53 million a year)

Lim Swee Say – Minister MR1 (S$1.76 million)

Sam Tan – Minister of State (S$0.77 million)

 

TRANSPORT (S$1.76 million a year)

Khaw Boon Wan – Minister MR1 (S$1.76 million)

Ng Chee Meng – Senior Minister of State (S$1.1million counted under Education Full Minister)

*New Lam Pin Min – Senior Minister of State (S$1.1 million counted under Health)

 

NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (S$1.76 million a year)

Lawrence Wong – Minister MR1 (S$1.76 million)

Desmond Lee – Second Minister (S$1.1 million counted under Senior Minister of State in PMO)

*New Koh Poh Koon – Senior Minister of State (S$0.93 million counted under Trade)

 

COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION (S$1.76 million a year)

Yaacob Ibrahim – Minister MR1 (S$1.76 million)

*New Chee Hong Tat – Senior Minister of State (S$935,000 counted under Health)

Janil Puthucheary – Senior Minister of State (S$935,000 counted under Education)

 

ENVIRONMENT AND WATER RESOURCES (S$2.69 million a year)

Masagos Zulkifli – Minister MR1 (S$1.76 million)

Amy Khor – Senior Minister of State (S$0.93 million)

 

LAW (S$2.69 million a year)

K Shanmugam – Minister MR1 (S$1.76 million counted under Home Affairs)

Indranee Rajah – Senior Minister of State (S$0.93 million)

 

HEALTH (S$3.62 million a year)

Gan Kim Yong – Minister MR1 (S$1.76 million)

Amy Khor – Senior Minister of State (S$0.93 million counted under Environment)

*New Lam Pin Min – Senior Minister of State (S$0.93 million)

*New Mr Chee Hong Tat – Senior Minister of State (S$0.93 million)

Amrin Amin – Parliamentary Secretary

 

EDUCATION (S$5.02 million a year)

Ng Chee Meng – Full Minister (Schools) MR1 (S$1.76 million)

Ong Ye Kung – Full Minister (Higher Education and Skills) MR1 (S$1.76 million)

New* Janil Puthucheary – Senior Minister of State (S$0.93 million)

Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim – Senior Parliamentary Secretary (S$0.57 million)

Low Yen Ling – Parliamentary Secretary (counted under Trade and Industry)

 

SOCIAL AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT (S$1.76 million a year)

Tan Chuan-Jin – Minister MR1 (S$1.76 million)

Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim – Senior Parliamentary Secretary (counted under SPS Education)

 

CULTURE, COMMUNITY AND YOUTH (S$2.17 million a year)

Grace Fu – Minister MR1 (S$1.76 million)

Sim Ann – Senior Minister of State (S$0.93 million counted under Finance)

Baey Yam Keng – Parliamentary Secretary (S$0.41)

 

The above calculation includes various bonuses, according to the public service division:

Annual Salary  = Fixed (13 months) + Annual Variable Component (AVC) (typically 1 mont

h) + Individual Performance Bonus (typically 3 months

for good performance) + National Bonus (typically 3 months if targets are

met) = 20 months in a typical year.

 


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thats freaking Mediocre!ðððð.....PM somemore.......

ooooorrrrrrhhhh you mati

 

see you in Changi Hilton

 

 

 

a bang I free only on Wednesday bring you bryani or nasi lemak for lunch

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ooooorrrrrrhhhh you mati

 

see you in Changi Hilton

 

 

 

a bang I free only on Wednesday bring you bryani or nasi lemak for lunch

i talking about the NZ PM pay lei.....not about the corruption index.... Edited by Eviilusion
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political thread during non election time allowed meh?

 

the people voted already.... pls let them have the government they deserve in the meantime

 

 

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What this means har.....i lowly educated oni prembaree fore.....

 

 

 

"Now, this move doesn't save a lot of money in the scheme of things, but it does send, we believe, a strong signal about what our government values, what we stand for, and our determination of course to make sure that the economy is working for everyone," she said.

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Some politicians know what is enough and do their jobs, but some never know what is enough but can't do their jobs properly.

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Some old man do not know how to behave in Public speaking.

 

does he means a capable man if paid less will be mediocre or redundant in public office ? i beg to differ

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Some politicians know what is enough and do their jobs, but some never know what is enough but can't do their jobs properly.

Lao Goh implies that the whole world is run by mediocre people. Haha!
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