JAKARTA - Secretary of the Ministry of State Secretariat Setya Utama said President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) chose the location of the pension house in Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, which was given by the state after leaving the presidency.
"The president himself asked and chose the location of his residence. The consideration was that he himself and his family would know," Setya said via text message to reporters quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, June 27.
For the area of the president's pension house, he said, it was in accordance with the specified budget ceiling.
The amount of the budget is regulated in the Minister of Finance Regulation (Permenkeu) Number 120/PMK.06/2022 concerning Provision, Feasibility Standards, and Calculation of Residence House Values for Former President and/or Former Vice President.
"The house can be occupied directly and becomes property rights, it can be passed on to his heirs," said Setya.
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In accordance with Law Number 7 of 1978 concerning Financial/Administrative Rights of the President and Vice President as well as the Former President and Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, the state provides a house to the former president and former vice president.
In Presidential Regulation Number 52 of 2014 concerning Procurement and Standards of Home for Former President and/or Former Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, it is stated that the former president and/or former vice president are only entitled to a house once, including those serving more than one term.
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