Fantastic! Throughout 2020, The Salary Of The Borobudur Management Boss Reaches Rp. 121 Million Per Month

President Director of PT TWC Edy Setijono (Photo: Doc. PT TWC)

JAKARTA - PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan, and Ratu Boko (PT TWC) are currently busy with the discourse of increasing the entrance ticket price for Borobudur Temple from Rp. 50,000 to Rp. 75,000 to Rp. 750,000 per person.

One of the most active in providing information to the public is the President Director of PT TWC Edy Setijono. The boss who manages Borobudur explained that there are two main assumptions why his party raised prices quite significantly.

The first is related to the limitation of the quota of 1,200 people who are allowed to go up to the Borobudur Temple building. Second, because of efforts to maintain and preserve (conservation) Borobudur Temple buildings which are starting to be affected due to the large number of tourist visits.

Just so you know, Edy is the number one person on the executive board of the Borobudur Temple management cs. He could be said to be the person most responsible for managing the area which is full of historical value.

So, how much income did Edy receive for this task?

Citing the last audited annual financial report of PT TWC for the 2020 period, it is known that the salary received by the president director reaches hundreds of millions of rupiah when accumulated with the attached position allowance.

"The income of the directors in 2020, namely the president director, is Rp. 94 million per month plus a housing allowance of Rp. 27 million per month," said PT TWC's 2020 Annual Report as quoted by VOI on Monday, June 6.

This means that the strategic position as President Director of PT TWC is able to generate a total salary of Rp. 121 million per month.

Edy's subordinates also received the same income group, such as the director of finance, human resources and investment of Rp. 84 million per month, plus a housing allowance of Rp. 26.5 million per month.

Then, the director of marketing and services is Rp. 79.9 million per month plus a housing allowance of Rp. 26.5 million per month.

Then, the director of engineering and infrastructure is Rp. 79.9 million per month plus a housing allowance of Rp. 26.5 million per month.

“Members of the board of directors and their families do not own shares in this company. The members of the board of directors and their families do not have a conflict of interest with the company and do not take personal advantage from the company's activities," said PT TWC in the minutes.

Meanwhile, the main commissioner's income is IDR 42.3 million per month plus transportation allowance of IDR 8.4 million per month. Meanwhile, the income of commissioners is recorded at IDR 38 million per month plus transportation allowances of IDR 7.6 million per month.

In total, the total salary expense of the directors and the board of commissioners in 2020 (including honorariums and bonuses) is Rp. 11.4 billion. This figure decreased compared to 2019 which was Rp. 20.4 billion due to a revision due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation.

To note, throughout 2020 PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan, and Ratu Boko suffered losses before tax of IDR 81.5 billion. This value was 5.9 percent less than the initial projection which was estimated to result in a loss of Rp. 86.7 billion.