REVISION OF SALARIES OF SENIOR MINISTERS OF STATE AND MINISTERS OF STATE

3.25 p.m.

Mr Hon Sui Sen: Sir, the Prime Minister has asked me to make the following statement.

On 17th March this year, the Prime Minister explained to the House the need and extent of the revision he proposed to the salaries of Ministers, the Chief Justice, Attorney-General, Chairman PSC, and Judges. He also proposed revision of the salaries of Senior Parliamentary Secretaries from Grade F to E, Parliamentary Secretaries from Grade G to F and Political Secretaries to Grade G, and, as recommended by the Cabinet, Members of Parliament from $1,340 to $2,000 pm.

Omitted from the list of revisions were the salaries of Senior Minister of State (now at Superscale C) and Ministers of State (now at Superscale D). In keeping with the revisions made to the other posts, the salaries of Senior Ministers of State and Ministers of State will be revised to Superscale B and Superscale C respectively. The Prime Minister proposes to make this revision with effect from 1st July.