AHY's Salaries And Allowances Become Minister Of ATR, Pay Per Month To Facilities

AHY's salary and allowances as Minister of ATR (Instagram @agusyudhoyono)

YOGYAKARTA - Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) officially became Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning (ATR) / Head of the National Land Agency (BPN). President Jokowi appointed AHY to replace Hadi Tjahjanto who was shifted to fill the position of Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law and Security (Polhukam). So how much is AHY's salary and allowance as Minister of ATR?

President Jokowi inaugurated AHY as Minister of ATR/BPN on Wednesday (21/2) at the Presidential Palace. The inauguration also coincided with Hadi Tjahjanto who was appointed as Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, previously held by Mahfud MD.

"By Allah I swear. That I will be loyal to the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia, and will carry out all laws and regulations as straight as possible for the sake of dharma my service to the nation and state," said Jokowi reading the oath.

After a long struggle in the world of politics, finally the son of former President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) was trusted to occupy a high position in the Indonesian government. AHY's salary and allowance as Minister of ATR also made the public curious.

The ministerial office salary has been regulated in Government Regulation Number 60 of 2000. The PP stipulates that all state ministers get a basic salary of IDR 5,040,000 per month. The salary has not increased in the last 24 years.

"The Minister of State is given a basic salary of Rp. 5,040,000.00 a month," reads Article 2 PP 60 of 2000.

As Minister of ATR, AHY does not only receive a monthly salary. AHY will also receive a number of allowances that have been regulated in Presidential Decree No. 68 of 2001.

The Presidential Decree stipulates that the position of Minister is entitled to an allowance of up to IDR 13,608,000 per month.

"The Minister of State, Attorney General, and Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces and other officials whose positions or appointments are at the same level or equal to the Minister of State are Rp. 13,608,000.00," read Article 1 Paragraph (2) in the Presidential Decree.

If you add up the salary and allowances, AHY, who serves as the new ATR minister, can pocket around Rp. 18,648,000 per month. However, the total income has not been calculated with other allowances and operational funds that can be received by the minister.

The amount of this operational fund is around Rp. 100-150 million. However, it should be underlined that this operational fund is only used to finance activities as a leader of the country and not for personal gain.

Although the amount is higher than salaries and allowances, this operational fund is not included in the take home pay component. So if there are operational funds left or not used, they will be returned to the state and cannot be disbursed.

In addition, top Ministry officials also receive other benefits in the same form as those received by civil servants in general. As Minister of ATR, AHY is also entitled to receive facilities in the form of official travel costs, houses and official cars, as well as maintenance costs. This provision is based on PP 50 of 1980 concerning Financial/Administrative Rights of the Minister of State and Former Minister of State as well as Janda/Dudanya.

"Each State Minister is provided with a state-owned office house along with its equipment and a state-owned motor vehicle and a driver," reads Article 5 of the regulation.

A minister also gets health facility allowances, such as treatment, treatment, and rehabilitation if he is sick or experiencing unwanted things, such as accidents while still serving in his position.

The highest position in this Ministry also gets a pension fund facility from the state, as with civil servants in general. The amount of pension funds received will be determined based on the length of a minister's term.

"The amount of principal retirement a month is 1% of the basis for retirement for each one month of office with the provision that the principal pension is at least 6% of the basic pension," reads Article 11 Paragraph 2 PP 50 of 1980.

"The Minister of State, who resigned with respect from his position because the Health Test Team stated that he could no longer work in all state positions due to physical or spiritual circumstances caused by his service, was entitled to receive the highest pension of 75% of the pension basis," continued Paragraph 3 of the same Article.

That is information on AHY's salary and allowance as Minister of ATR/BPN. Appointed as Minister of ATR is AHY's first experience in the position of Indonesian ministry. Also read AHY conveyed a message to SBY after being appointed as Minister.

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