DKI Provincial Government Promises No More Cases Of PJLP Salary Under The UMP Next Year

DKI Jakarta/DOK City Hall BETWEEN

The amount of salaries for other individual service providers (PJLP) of DKI Jakarta in 2023 is being questioned. This is because the value still refers to the provincial minimum wage (UMP) in 2022.

Supposedly, PJLP DKI received a wage of IDR 4.9 million per month this year. However, since January until now, they are still being paid IDR 4.6 million.

Head of the DKI Jakarta Regional Financial Management Agency (BPKD) Michael Rolandi Cesnanta Brata promised there would be no more similar cases in 2024. The DKI Provincial Government, he said, would anticipate an increase in the salary value equivalent to the UMP next year.

"To anticipate 2024, TAPD (Regional Government Budget Team) has made calculations if there is an increase in the UMP, based on 2023, how much is the budget that we include. So, hopefully in 2024 it will not be repeated," Michael told reporters, Thursday, June 22.

Michael explained that the reason why tens of thousands of Jakarta PJLP still received the 2022 UMP salary. Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono set the UMP 2023 amount of IDR 4.9 million in mid-November 2022.

At the same time, the DKI Provincial Government has compiled budget ceilings for 2023 to be ratified into regional regulations (perda) APBD. The APBD preparation system owned by the DKI Provincial Government is still using components in 2022.

"The increase in the UMP was issued in November, in which the APBD incident had to be ratified in November. Therefore, at that time, the council's friends had also stated that the components used were still Rp. 4.6 million, not adjusted to the UMP," explained Michael.

As a follow-up, Michael said that his party would improve the value of PJLP's salary to be in accordance with the 2023 UMP in the discussion of changes to the 2023 APBD.

"Later, the change in the UMP, the adjustment in the APBD changes. Of course, we have to apply for a shortage of UMP calculations to the council. The calculation will be seen in the discussion. If it is in accordance with the contract, yes, we have to calculate (the salary shortage) from January," he explained.

Previously, Commission A of the DKI Jakarta DPRD questioned the ranks of the DKI Provincial Government regarding the issue of paying PJLP salaries that had not been adjusted to the 2023 UMP.

"There is a miss made by ASN. The UMP has reached IDR 4.9 million in 2023, why is the Governor still being offered (disbursement of PJLP salaries) at the 2022 UMP? This is actually a fatal mistake," said Deputy Chairman of Commission A of the DKI DPRD, Inggad Joshua.

According to Inggad, the DKI Regional Budget is still able to pay more than 87 thousand PJLP salaries with a value according to the 2023 UMP. Given, many budget post grants to other agencies or institutions that can be diverted for more urgent purposes such as employee salaries.

"If there are matters related to the issue of spending money on institutions outside of our executives, it must have an impact related to the interests of the people of Jakarta. We must be selective about grants. Our budget is limited," said Inggad.