Lim Swee Say: Making the economy and workforce cheaper

last SG · 2009-10-15T11:54:41+00:00

Lim Swee Seng Really nth to do and comment on this statement. It is really very disappointing.

Fantagf SG

Correct me if I am wrong - there are 2 to 3 ministers in the Ministry of Education.

Why do we need more than one minister in this ministry?

Just remove the other 2 ministers and cut their pay.

Atobe SG

Correct me if I am wrong - there are 2 to 3 ministers in the Ministry of Education.

Why do we need more than one minister in this ministry?

Just remove the other 2 ministers and cut their pay.

Several names will appear in different ministries - acting as understudies in various ministerial portfolios in an expanded cabinet

Prime Minister's Office - PM Lee Hsien Loong, SM Goh Chok Tong, SM Jayakumar, MM Lee Kuan Yew, Minister Lim Boon Heng, Minister Lim Swee Say, Minister Lim Hwee Hua, Head of Civil Service Peter Ho Hak Ean, Permanent Secretary Chiang Chie Foo

Ministry of Home Affairs - DPM and Minister Wong Kang Seng, Second Minister K Shanmugam, Second Minister A/Prof Ho Peng Kee, Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli

Ministry of Defence - DPM and Minister Teo Chee Hean, Second Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister of State A/Prof Koo Tsai Kee

Ministry of Finance - Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Second Minister Lim Hwee Hua

Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Minister George Yeo, Second Minister Raymond Lim, Senior Minister of State Dr Balaji Sadasivan, Senior Minister of State Zainul Abidin Rasheed

Ministry of Trade and Industry - Minister Lim Hng Kiang, Senior Minister of State S. Iswaran, Minister of State Lee Yi Shyan

Ministry of Education - Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen, Senior Minister of State S Iswaran, Senior Minister of State Grace Fu, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education Masagos Zulkifli

Ministry of Health - Minister Koh Boon Wan, Senior Parliamentary Secretary Hawazi Daipi

Ministry of Law - Minister K. Shanmugam, Senior Minister of State A/Prof Ho Peng Kee

Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources - Minister A/Prof Yaacob Ibrahim, Senior Parliamentary Secretary Dr Amy Khor

Ministry of National Development - Minister Mah Bow Tan

Ministry of Transport - Minister Raymond Lim

Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports - Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of State Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, Senior Parliamentary Secretary Teo Ser Luck

Ministry for Manpower - Minister Gan Kim Yoong,

Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts - Acting Minister Lui Tuck Yew

jackrussell SG

I agree 1000% with Mr Lim.

Therefore, the government should illustrate the concept by leading as example.

Cheaper - Cut all minister's pay by 70%. We should be cheaper than President Obama. The pay should be earmarked with the lowest pay.

Better - One minster should head three ministries. This is the best way of showing the world that we have truly capable elite scholar running the red dot. Excess mentor, perm secretary, MP, senior ministers should not be in place as we are truly world class and not mentoring is needed.

Faster - Cut the three working day response from all government agencies to one day. If we are employing truly elite as civil servant, three days to response is not acceptable.

As for the world class transport system, cheaper, better and faster rule also MUST apply.

If the above conditions cannot be comply, then the CBF concept is not applicable.

Your suggestions are excellent. However, I think the govt will take at least 7 working days to response to your ideas, boomz !