ASN And Retired Salaries Rise, Sri Mulyani In DPR: 3 Years Of Pandemic There Has Been No Adjustment

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Minister of Finance (Menkeu) Sri Mulyani revealed that the government's decision to increase the pension benefits for the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) by 12 percent starting next year is a tangible manifestation of encouraging the welfare of the community.

According to the Minister of Finance, the salaries received by the civil servants have not increased due to the occurrence of a situation of vulnerability that requires special budget priorities.

"For non-ministerial/institutional expenditures agreed at IDR 1,376.7 trillion, especially for pension payments which have increased or increased by 12 percent to participate in changes in living expenses for the past three years. Because, since COVID-19 we have never made changes to pension benefits," he said when discussing the 2024 State Budget Draft with the DPR Banggar, Tuesday, September 19.

In addition to retirees, the government also decided to increase the salaries of active ASN by 8 percent next year.

"The DPR has agreed to expenditure on ministries/agencies of IDR 1,090.8 trillion. This also includes funding important national programs, such as elections, National Strategic Projects (PSN), economic transformation, an increase in the salary of central ASN, TNI/Polri by 8 percent, as well as the use of domestic products, as well as social assistance," he said.

"This is a form of inclusiveness and the presence of the government," he asserted.

To note, the total state expenditure in the 2024 State Budget draft is IDR 3,325.1 trillion. Meanwhile, the revenue sector is projected to be able to collect IDR 2,802.3 trillion. This posture will make a budget deficit next year of IDR 522.8 trillion or equivalent to 2.29 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).