How ironic. The work has still yet to begin, but the secretary-general of the Audit Commission on the Wealth of Government Officials (KPKPN), Amin Muis, is already asking the commission’s chairman for Rp50 million as his monthly salary. For each member of the commission, the figure is slightly less grandiose—only Rp35 million a month.

Amir also gave further details of his proposal. According to him, Rp10 million as basic pay is oka