Anies Revision Of DKI UMP, PDIP: A Sign Of Not Conducting Studies, TGUPP What Are Their Works?

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan/DOC PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan revised the increase in the DKI provincial minimum wage (UMP) in 2022 from 0.85 percent previously to 5.1 percent.

This was criticized by the PDIP faction of the DKI DPRD. Chairman of the PDIP Faction Gembong Warsono assessed that the change in the UMP indicated that Anies and his staff had not carried out a comprehensive study in determining wage rates.

"Speaking of the changing policy regarding the increase in the UMP, it indicates that the increase has not been studied," said Gembong to reporters, Tuesday, December 21.

Gembong admitted that he was surprised by the change in the nominal UMP. In fact, Anies has dozens of members of the Governor's Team for the Acceleration of Development (TGUPP) of DKI who are tasked with conducting studies and providing input on the DKI Provincial Government program.

"Even though he has an extraordinary team. There are 76 people who are paid by the people of Jakarta, you know. What does TGUPP do? Why don't you do a study on the increase in the UMP?" said Gembong.

It is known, Anies changed the UMP increase from 0.85 percent initially to 5.1 percent. In 2021, DKI's UMP is IDR 4,416,186. If it increases by 0.85 percent or Rp37,749, the 2022 UMP will become Rp4,453,935. Then, when Anies raises 5.1 percent or Rp225,667, the UMP for DKI next year will be Rp4,641,854.

This policy was protested by the employers' association. When he received criticism and protests from businessmen regarding the revision of the UMP increase, Anies was not afraid. Instead, he answered the reason for the change in the UMP increase by explaining the logic.

Anies said that the decision to revise the increase in the UMP stemmed from his feelings of being disturbed by the results of the UMP formula regulated by Government Regulation (PP) 36/2021 concerning Wages.

This formula results in a 0.85 percent UMP increase. Anies admitted that he was surprised that when economic conditions began to recover due to the pandemic, the increase in the UMP resulted in a small number.

"This year, when we used the formula used by the Ministry of Manpower, the output was 0.8 percent. Imagine if the economic conditions were better, using the formula, instead the figure was 0.8 percent. Isn't that disturbing the sense of justice, isn't it?" said Anies when met at the DKI City Hall, Central Jakarta, Monday, December 20.

"That's why we studied inflation and (economic) growth, so that in the end the figure came out at 5.1 percent," he continued.