Well well, so we've raised the pay of our ministers, ensuring that they stay corruption-free, and now we get a nice rude shock.
First it started off small (though quite big by any standards), with the Public Accounts Committee revealing that EDB was being audited for the first time in 46 years, and on top of that, many irregularities were found. What now, "Cocky" Yeo?
The Auditor General's report on our 12 ministries and statutory boards has shown that the full extent and collective loss of public monies amounted to $6.2million - an amount almost equivalent (slightly less than) to our PM and MM's pay.
Is it the dawn of a new cleaner era, or is it the sign of murkier things to come? A stricter regime of checks and balances really need to be set up in place. And the Auditor General needs to wake up more often than once in 46 years.
Read more on the TOC website. A well written exposé.
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