JAKARTA - Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati confirmed that the State Civil Service (ASN), the Indonesian National Army, and the Police with the rank of echelon III and below will receive holiday allowances or THR this year.
"THR for ASN, TNI and Polri will be paid, for all ASN TNI Polri, whose positions are up to echelon III and below. Echelon I and II are not paid," he said in a video broadcast, Tuesday, April 14.
The former Managing Director of the World Bank also explained that the THR received was not the same as the previous year. This year's THR is only in the form of basic salary plus attached allowances, such as wife / husband and child allowances. However, it does not include a performance allowance (tukin).
Not only ASN, TNI, and Polri are active, Sri Mulyani revealed that her party also guarantees that retirees will get THR with the same amount as last year.
"Because retirees are included in the vulnerable group," he said.
Apart from echelon I and echelon II, Sri Mulyani said that the president, vice president, members of the House of Representatives, members of the Regional Representative Council, regional heads and regional officials will also not get holiday allowances.
Sri Mulyani also explained that until now, the regulations regarding the THR disbursement were still being processed and awaiting being signed by President Joko Widodo. The policy will be in the form of a Presidential Regulation (Perpres).
"The THR will be carried out according to the cycle, now the Presidential Regulation revision process is in accordance with the President's instructions," he said.
Previously, President Joko Widodo asked Sri Mulyani to review the THR payment and salary-13 for civil servants. This information was conveyed by Sri Mulyani during a joint meeting with the DPR Finance Commission. "The president asked us to make a study on payment, whether it needs to be reconsidered, given the rising state expenditure burden," he said.
In this meeting, Sri Mulyani said that the corona virus or COVID-19 that is currently happening has an impact on state finances. The budget deficit is estimated to increase by 5.07 percent of GDP to IDR853 trillion, from the 2020 State Budget assumption of only 1.76 percent or IDR307.2 trillion.
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