Tracing The Fate Of THR For Retirees And Other State Employees In 2021

Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani. (Photo: Doc. Ministry of Finance)

YOGYAKARTA - Topics related to the holiday allowance (THR) have become one of the public highlights in the month of Ramadan as it is now. Every year, the Government always disbursed the THR budget for retirees, Civil Servants (PNS), TNI and Polri. What distinguishes is how much budget the government has allocated for THR.

Retirees themselves are one of the groups considered important to get THR because this group is included in the vulnerable group. In 2020, the THR budget for retirees is IDR 8,708 trillion.

THR Budget for Retirees and Other State Employees during the Pandemic Period

The amount of THR for retirees, civil servants, military and police in 2021 is said to have changed slightly compared to 2020. The pandemic is one of the differences why this year and last year have different amounts of budgets.

In 2020, the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, Sri Mulyani, announced that the Religious THR budget for all ASNs was IDR 29.382 trillion. This figure is certainly smaller than the total THR of the previous years, which is IDR 40 trillion.

Not only the amount of the budget is different, in 2020 not all officials will receive the THR. Echelon I and II officials as well as functional officials equivalent to echelon II and above are included in the groups that do not receive the 2020 THR.

"THR for ASN, TNI and Polri will be paid, for all ASN TNI Polri, whose positions are up to echelon III and below. Echelon I and II are not paid," Sri Mulyani said in a video broadcast, Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

In addition, the THR component is only the basic salary / basic pension and attached allowances, the performance allowance (tukin) was not combined as the THR last year.

The existence of this policy is because the Government is still focused on the budget for handling the Corona COVID-19 virus pandemic.

THR Recipient Conditions for Retirees

As stated above, retirees are one of the vulnerable groups that receive the attention of the state. Therefore in 2020 the THR for retirees will continue to fall, while for 2021 the amount cannot be ascertained.

However, in 2020, there are several criteria for THR recipients for retirees that can be an illustration. This refers to the Regulation of the Minister of Finance (PMK) Number 49 of 2020, which is as follows.

The THR given to retirees includes the main pension component, family allowances, and / or additional income allowances. Whereas for recipients of regular salaries from PNS, TNI, Polri who die, die, die, or receive salaries from PNS, TNI Soldiers, or Polri Members who are declared missing, the allowance is one month of continuous salary received two months before the day. Eid Al-Fitr. For recipients of continuous pension from retired civil servants, TNI soldiers, or members of the Police who died, died, died, the amount of THR paid is the same as one month's salary received two months before the Eid al-Fitr. For pension recipients from retired civil servants, TNI soldiers, or members of the National Police who are declared missing, the THR paid is the same as one month's salary received two months before the Idul Fitri holiday. The fate of THR for retirees and other national workers in 2021

Even though the pandemic has not ended, the government has confirmed that the THR in 2021 is certain to decrease. This was conveyed by the Government through the Coordinating Minister (Menko) for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto.

In the statement given, Airlangga stated that the certainty of THR payments for state servants was made no later than one week before Eid Al-Fitr 2021.

"THR for workers already exists, namely the Minister of Manpower's Circular No. M / 6 / HK.04 / IV / 2021 will be paid in full and no later than D-7, "said Airlangga, Monday, March 19.

Although until now it is not certain how much the THR will be allocated, but it is certain that the amount of THR in 2021 is greater than last year. In fact, last year several positions such as president, vice president, DPR members, and other state officials, as well as officials at echelon 1 and 2 levels did not receive THR.

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