Sri Mulyani Ensures Eid Allowance Disbursement Starts 10 Days Before Eid

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Eid allowance (THR) disbursement process for State Civil Apparatus (ASN), the military, and the police is planned to start 10 days before Eid al-Fitr Day, Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Indrawati stated.

At a press conference here on Saturday, Indrawati noted that the disbursement will serve as a stimulus for the economy.

Ministries or institutions can submit the Payment Order Letter (SPM) to the State Treasury Service Office (KPPN) starting from April 18, 2022, which can then be disbursed in accordance with the applicable mechanism.

On the other hand, THR that cannot be paid before the Eid al-Fitr holiday due to technical issues will then be distributed after the holiday, she stated.

"We expect that it can still be paid before Eid al-Fitr," she remarked.

"I expect everything can be done within the 10 days before the holiday, so that central and regional ASN, the military, the police, and retirees can receive THR before Eid al-Fitr," she stated.

THR will be given on the basis of the core salary or pension fund and attached allowances as well as 50 percent of the performance allowance per month for those, who receive performance allowance.

These attached allowances comprise family, food, as well as structural, functional, or general position allowances.

Regional government institutions are given at most 50 percent of additional income by taking into account the regions' fiscal capacity and in accordance with the law.

This year's THR is given to 1.8 million central state apparatus employees, 3.7 million regional state apparatus employees, and 3.3 million retirees.

The policy to disburse THR had been included within the 2022 state budget, she explained.

Its distribution had already been done through ministries or institutions, with the total budget of Rp10.3 trillion for central ASN, the military, and the police.

It was also done through the General Allocation Fund (DAU), with Rp15 trillion for regional ASN, which can be added from the 2022 regional budget based on the fiscal capability of each region.

The THR budget for this year had also already been distributed through the state general treasurer, with Rp9 trillion for retirees.

In addition to THR, the government will provide the 13th month salary as education aid, starting from July 2022, with similar recipient apparatus components and groups as the THR.

"The THR and 13th salary provision is expected to become one of the factors that encourages the people's economic activities," Sri Mulyani explained.

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