The world’s highest-paid leader just got a raise: From $1.7 million to $2.85 million. Here’s why his pay is so high

Singapore’s government has announced it will raise the annual salaries of its ministers and other office holders, including Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who was already the highest-paid political leader in the world before this increase. According to a press release from Singapore’s Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Wong’s annual pay package will rise nearly 64 percent, … Read more