PAY SHOULD NOT BE AN OBSTACLE
MP Liang Eng Hwa (PAP-Bukit Panjang) said a spirit of service and reasonable remuneration “are not mutually contradictory concepts”.
“The key is to find a key balance between the spirit of dedication inherent in public service and the need to attract and retain outstanding people – a balance that the society can accept and the country can sustain over the long term,” he said.
“In my view, the existing ministerial salary framework is the balance we seek.”
NMP Terence Ho used the analogy of Singapore’s efforts to raise its total fertility rate.
“For people to start and grow families, they must want children and see parenthood as meaningful. Yet, for many couples, the cost of raising children is an issue, and more generous financial support could, for some, tilt the balance in favour of starting a family or having another child,” he said.
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