SINGAPORE : Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said the latest civil service pay hike is aimed at retaining and attracting younger officers.

He said the Prime Minister and others Ministers were concerned about the timing of this salary hike, given the state of rising inflation in Singapore.

Even though the hike was already announced in Parliament in April, the latest announcement gave specifics to the annual wage increases for the top brass.

SM Goh said: “PM discussed this. I mean he wanted my view. So I said proceed, it’s not going to be popular, you’re not going to win votes with this. But proceed.” Click Here to Continue Reading »

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