VIDEO: Because The Salary Tapera Is Cut Again, Jokowi's Policy Is Protested

VIDEO: Because The Salary Tapera Is Cut Again, Jokowi's Policy Is Protested. (VOI Video graphics Team)

JAKARTA - Government regulations are again in the public spotlight. This time, the regulation stipulates that it will cut employee salaries by 2.5 percent every month. President Joko Widodo has signed Government Regulation Number 21 of 2024 concerning Amendments to Government Regulation Number 25 of 2020 concerning the Implementation of Public Housing Savings or Tapera. In this regulation, workers' salaries such as civil servants, private employees, and freelancers will be cut by 2.5 percent to be included in Tapera funds.

The salaries of workers who will be deducted are workers who earn at least as much as UMR, and are at least 20 years old or married when registering. The amount of savings in Tapera funds withdrawn every month is 3 percent of the salary, borne by the company at 0.5 percent and the rest will be deducted from workers' wages. The benefits of Tapera funds are for financing account owners to have the first house, as well as efforts to provide added value to Tapera funds through investment.

Meanwhile, disbursement can only be done if Tapera's membership ends with the criteria: has retired from work, has reached the age of 58 for independent workers or has died. Many netizens disagree with the regulation, because the wages must be cut again, after previously being cut for BPJS. Workers also feel that People's Housing Savings is not important and the main thing in their life.

Some workers have asked what about people who already have houses? Do you still need to pay Tapera fees? And some assume, if Tapera funds have the potential to become corruption land. If you agree, the salary is cut by Tapera? Watch the video below.