During the parliamentary debate, WP member Mr Gerald Giam often referred to the MX9 salary scale, the starting grade for senior civil servants. Yesterday, he revealed he did not know what the MX9 Superscale grade was. Assistant Professor Eugene Tan commented that ?For Singaporeans who are steadfastly in agreement or disagreement with the benchmark, Mr Giam's performance will not change the equation in any significant way?. He also said that ?The close-quarter political sparring is probably going to be a feature of the 12 th Parliament.?
The New Paper