JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung admitted that he would not make a discretion in determining the amount of the DKI Jakarta provincial minimum wage (UMP) increase in 2026. As a person who has served as the Cabinet Secretary, Pramono does not want to make decisions outside the formula set by the central government.
"I am a government regulator from the beginning. I must be humble, obey government rules," said Pramono at the DKI Jakarta City Hall, Tuesday, December 23.
This discretion was once carried out by the former Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan who had set the UMP for 2022 in DKI at Rp. 4,641,854 or an increase of 5.1 percent from 2021.
This discretion resulted in Anies being sued to court by a group of entrepreneurs because it was not in accordance with the central government formula in Government Regulation Number 36 of 2021. After losing in the legal channel, the DKI Provincial Government finally followed the court's decision by lowering the UMP increase value again.
Thus, in determining DKI's UMP next year, Pramono ensures that it will refer to Government Regulation Number 49 of 2025 concerning the Second Amendment to Government Regulation Number 36 of 2021 concerning Wages. The regulation regulates the range of minimum wage adjustments that serve as the basis for local government calculations.
"As the Governor, of course the guidelines are what is regulated in the PP. Then in the PP I make a policy. Alhamdulillah, hopefully it will be accepted by all," said Pramono.
Pramono admitted that he would announce the increase in Jakarta UMP next year on Wednesday, December 24 or at the end of the deadline set by the central government. This announcement was postponed from Pramono's initial plan to announce the determination of UMP before the specified time.
"Actually there is a decision, but we will announce tomorrow according to the deadline given. But what is clear is that it has been broken," said Pramono.
Pramono admitted that the announcement of the increase in UMP in 2026 in the capital was only a matter of time. The DKI Jakarta Wage Board, which consists of government elements, employer representatives, and trade unions, has completed the trial and provided recommendations on the results of the wage increase calculation to Pramono on Monday, December 22 evening.
Then, Pramono also admitted that he had signed the governor's decision (kepgub) which determined the amount of DKI Jakarta UMP increase next year.
"What is clear is that I have signed the Governor's Decree. That's all. But the numbers will be announced tomorrow," said Pramono.
For information, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Wage Board has completed the discussion and submitted a recommendation for the amount of DKI Jakarta UMP for 2026 to Pramono.
The Wage Council from the elements of the employers' organization proposed the use of an alpha value of 0.55 of the DKI Jakarta economic growth, so that the proposed UMP amount reached IDR 5,675,585.
Meanwhile, the trade union or trade union element proposed the DKI Jakarta UMP 2026 of IDR 5,898,511. This proposal is based on the results of the calculation of the Adequate Living Needs (KHL) for the DKI Jakarta Province which has been determined by the Ministry of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia.
Meanwhile, from the government element, it proposed the DKI Jakarta UMP 2026 with the use of an alpha of 0.75 from the DKI Jakarta economic growth, resulting in a proposed UMP of IDR 5,729,876.
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