Denying The Salaries Of Council Members Increase To IDR 100 Million, Deputy Head Of DPR: Only Rice Allowances Increase

The plenary session of the DPR RI which was held at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, June 4. (Nailin-VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Adies Kadir, denied the information regarding the increase in the salary of council members to Rp. 100 million per month. Adies said that the basic salary of members of the DPR RI has not yet increased, it is still in the range of Rp. 6.5 million.

Adies assessed that the Minister of Finance may feel sorry for the members of the DPR so as to increase some allowance components. Such as an increase in rice and gasoline allowances.

"So the only increase is that allowance. Rice allowances because we know that egg rice has also increased, maybe the Minister of Finance also feels sorry for the friends of the DPR. So it has been increased," said Adies at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday, August 19.

"We also thank you for this increase," he added.

Adies detailed that previously board members received rice allowances of around Rp. 10 million per month, now it has increased to Rp. 12 million. Then, the previous gasoline allowance of around Rp. 4 million to Rp. 5 million increased to Rp. 7 million per month.

"Even though the mobility of Council friends is more than that every month," said the Golkar Party politician.

Adies said the amount of salary and allowances received by members of the DPR was around Rp. 69 million to Rp. 70 million, including with health benefits.

This amount, according to him, is still outside the housing allowance of around Rp. 50 million per month. Adies said, housing allowances were given after DPR members no longer received official housing facilities from the state.

"Oh, yes, outside the housing. Salaries are salaries outside the housing if I'm not mistaken, there are rice allowances, what else are allowances, what are health benefits, but outside of house allowances. That's around Rp. 70 million per month," he explained.