Good News For ASN-PPK In Southeast Sulawesi, Early March 2024 Receiving A Salary Increase

Head of BPKAD Southeast Sulawesi Province Ilyas Abibu. BETWEEN/La Ode Muh Deden Saputra

KENDARI - The Regional Financial and Asset Management Agency (BPKAD) of Southeast Sulawesi Province (Sultra) said that the State Civil Apparatus (ASN) and Government Employees with Work Agreements (PPPK) would receive an increase in salaries in early March 2024. Head of BPKAD of Southeast Sulawesi Province, Ilyas Abibu, said that the payment for the salary increase policy announced by the President of the Republic of Indonesia (RI) Joko Widodo would soon be made. "I just received the Presidential Decree (Presidential Regulation), we have paid March salaries. As of January 2024," said Ilyas Abibu when met in Kendari, Monday, He said that the increase in the salaries of the ASN would also apply to PPPKs with a total of 14,859 people. "For ASN, the Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Government is currently recorded at around 11 thousand and for PPPK it is around three thousand more," said Ilyas Abibu. As for the total budget provided, continued Ilyas Abibu, his party prepared as much as Rp71.74 billion to pay an increase in salaries for ASN and PPPK within the scope of the Provincial Government (Pemprov) of Southeast Sulawesi. The nominal includes payments for the difference in salary increases from January to February 2024 which had been delayed. "The mosque in March will have a new salary in accordance with the Presidential Decree on salary increases. The difference in salaries in January and February will also be paid in March, after receiving a March salary," explained Ilyas Abibu. It is known, since January 26, 2024, President Jokowi has officially signed an ASN salary increase policy of 8 percent. The increase in the salaries of civil servants in 2024 is stated in the Presidential Regulation (Perpres) of the Republic of Indonesia Number 10 of 2024 concerning Adjustments to the Basic Salaries of Civil Servants.

The latest 2024 ASN salary list has been promulgated and signed by President Jokowi since January 26, 2024. This latest list is the latest for ASN salaries, the Indonesian National Police, where the government has decided to increase by 8 percent starting January 2024. The decision to increase the salaries of civil servants has also been announced by Jokowi in a speech on the 2024 RAPBN Bill and the Financial Note at the DPR RI Building, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, August 16, 2023.