TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Member of the House of Representatives` Commission XI Melchias Marcus Mekeng agreed with the proposal of the State Personnel Agency (BKN) to raise civil servants salary in 2019. Mekeng also said that the state budget's condition is possible for it.
“I agree (with the proposal) as long as the increase is also rational. In terms of the state’s financial budget is also possible. But it definitely depends on the government's policy,” said Mekeng on Saturday, March 3.
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According to Mekeng, in addition to raising the take-home pay, the government must also increase the allowance for civil servants who excel in the job.
BKN is preparing the concept of the increase in civil servants salary in 2019. The agency stated earlier that civil servants will not receive a raise in 2018, however, they are granted holiday allowances that are as high as their basic salary that abides by Government Regulation No 25/2017.
The policy to not grant civil servants a raise was because of the country’s financial load if it were to raise the wage of civil servants and its relation to the retirement funding that is increasing.
DEWI NURITA