By Li Xueying, Political Correspondent

CABINET ministers and top civil servants will see their pay packages shrink by up to 19 per cent next year.

All civil servants will also be getting about one month less in various bonuses at the end of this year, as compared with last year.

A statement from the Public Service Division (PSD), which oversees civil service matters, cited the economic slowdown as the reason for the moves.

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