DPR Salaries Should Not Increase
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
AS of next month, the bank accounts of 560 members of the House of Representatives (DPR) will have grown substantially. Their salaries, which were around Rp51-54 million per month, will increase to Rp58-60 million. This is due to increases in bonuses and allowances for electricity and phone bills, all approved by the government and on July 9 decreed by the finance ministry.
Looking at their basic salary, a DPR member earns just Rp4.2 million per month. This number is difficult to play around with considering it is calculated in relation to Indonesians' per capita income, which is used as the basis of the their salaries, is Rp3.5 million per month.
Tempo.co
Do you agree that the House of Representatives members' salary and benefits should be raised?
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Yes | ||
(29.4%) | 501 | |
No | ||
(70.1%) | 1,196 | |
Unsure | ||
(0.5%) | 9 | |
Total | (100%) | 1,706 |
AS of next month, the bank accounts of 560 members of the House of Representatives (DPR) will have grown substantially. Their salaries, which were around Rp51-54 million per month, will increase to Rp58-60 million. This is due t |
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