MPR Chair Asks For Plans To Cut Employee Salaries For Re-trial Tapera

MPR Chairman Bambang Soesatyo (DOK VOI/Nailin In Saroh)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the Indonesian People's Consultative Assembly Bambang Soesatyo (Bamsoet) asked the government to review the plan to cut the salaries of civil servants, the private sector, BUMN, to the TNI/Polri by 3 percent for people's housing savings (Tapera). If necessary, the government will delay the implementation of the policy because people are experiencing a decrease in purchasing power. "People really need funds for real needs, so if they are cut it will reduce their real needs. Meanwhile, they don't know what the benefits of the cuts are in the short term," said Bamsoet at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday, May 29. The former chairman of the DPR assessed that the government needs to conduct more massive socialization so that the people understand that the salary cuts are in the long term to meet the needs of their boards. Then, the government must also calculate the level of purchasing power of the people, which continues to decline today. "So it should be reviewed. My suggestion is not to become a pros and cons in the hold (delayed, red) first while socializing is carried out and then it is resumed," said the senior Golkar politician.

Bamsoet argues that the government must immediately review the policy plan for cutting salaries for this Tapera. Even better, he said, the government postponed the plan. "Yes, if possible, postpone it first so that the public understands the benefits and benefits," he concluded.