"Who Would Go into Politics for This Money?" Singapore PM's Salary Hits 3.6 Million SGD: Why Do They Pay So Much?

Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has announced a new politician compensation system that raises his baseline salary from 2.2 million SGD to 3.6 million SGD.

Explaining the hike of over 60%, Prime Minister Wong emphasized that the biggest reason was that "it is too difficult to recruit people."

Wong confessed that he had personally approached high-ranking civil officials and major corporate CEOs to enter politics, but no one accepted.

Singapore asks the exact opposite question of us—where we start by asking how much a politician should be allowed to receive. Check out the video to see the questions left behind by a prime minister with a 3.8 billion KRW salary.

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