How Much Is Anies Baswedan's Pension Money Complete With The Amount Of Salary Of The Governor Of DKI Jakarta

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YOGYAKARTA Anies Baswedan has resigned from his position as Governor of DKI Jakarta on Sunday, October 16, 2022. Even though he is no longer serving as governor, he still gets a pension that is quite large. Then how much is Anies Baswedan's pension amount?

As is known, the granting of pensions to Anies Baswedan is carried out in accordance with Government Regulation (PP) Number 9 of 1980 concerning Financial Rights/Administration of Regional Heads/Deputy Regional Heads and Bekas Deputy Regional Heads and Janda/Dudanya.

The regulation states that regional heads receive pension funds of one percent for each one month of office. With a provision of at least six percent and 60 percent at most. This provision is stated in Article 10 paragraph (1).

"The percentage of principal pensions is 1% (one percent) for every 1 (one) month of office, with a provision of at least 6% (six percent) and a maximum of 60% (sixty percent) of the pension basis," reads Article 10 Paragraph (1) of PP Number 9.

Anies Baswedan's pension fund will be handed over the month after he is no longer governor. This refers to Article 11.

In addition to getting the basic pension, Anies Baswedan will also receive family allowances, the amount of which refers to the applicable regulations.

The presidential candidate from NasDem is also entitled to a holiday allowance (THR) and the 13th salary as stipulated in Government Regulation Number 16 of 2022 concerning Holiday Allowances and Thirteenth Salaries for Retired and Pension Recipients.

So that the money that will be received by Anies Baswedan includes:

Information regarding the nominal pension of the Governor of DKI Jakarta was once revealed by the Director General of Regional Autonomy of the Ministry of Home Affairs in 2017. At that time, Sumarsono said that the amount of the former Governor of DKI Jakarta's pension was around Rp. 10 million per month.

"Pensiun sebagai kepala daerah kecil, enggak sampai 10 juta," katanya, dikutip dari CNN Indonesia.

As mentioned earlier, Anies Baswedan's pension is based on one percent of the basic salary that Anies received when he served as Governor of DKI Jakarta. Then how much is the salary of the Governor of DKI Jakarta?

The governor's nominal salary is regulated in Government Regulation (PP) Number 59 of 2000 concerning Financial Rights for Regional Head Administration and Deputy Regional Head which is a revision of Government Regulation Number 9 of 1980.

It should be noted that the governor's basic salary throughout Indonesia is adjusted from the class, such as civil servants. What distinguishes is the allowance money given to regional heads because each region differs according to the Regional Original Revenue or PAD.

Quoted from Kompas, the principal salary of the governor's head is Rp. 3 million per month, while the deputy governor's basic salary is Rp. 2.4 million per month. However, the governor received money apart from the basic salary derived from the allowance of state officials.

However, this amount has not been added with allowances and allocation funds for the Governor of DKI which are allocated from the APBD to support its operational activities.

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