The president's salary, which is only around Rp. 62 million per month, is currently considered very small. The government plans to propose an increase in the president's salary so that it is worth Rp. 553 million per month. In the RPP, apart from the president, the vice president and other high-ranking state officials will also experience salary increases. The president's salary has skyrocketed because the calculation is based on an index of 1:12698 between the salaries of the lowest rank civil servants and those of the lowest rank civil servants. The highest income index for the president is simulated to reach 96000 so that he will earn an income of IDR 553.4 million per month. Meanwhile, the vice president (wapres) will receive an income of IDR 368.9 million per month from the previous basic salary of IDR 20 million. vice president salary based on income index 64000 With pe With this salary change, the monthly income of the president of the Republic of Indonesia will compete with the salaries of leaders in other countries. The extent of the salary comparison is in the info graphic. In the RPP, new salary proposals also appear for ministers, attorney general, commander of the TNI, chief of police, chairman of the MPR, chairman of the DPR, chairman of the DPD, chairman of the KPK, chairman of the BPK, chairman of the Supreme Court, and chairman of the Constitutional Court With an index calculation of 16000, their income is IDR 92.2 million per month Then for the deputy chairman of the MPR, DPR, DPD, KPK, BPK , MA, and MK, the income index is 15,333 and receives a month's income of Rp. 88.3 million. As for the deputy minister, deputy head of the National Police, members of the DPR, DPD members, BPK members, and Supreme Court justices per month earn Rp. 80.7 million. With an income index of 14000, the Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform (Kemenpan RB) acknowledged the issue of the circulation of this RPP, although he stated that the proposal was immature. The Head of the Legal, Communication and Information Bureau Public Ormation Ke Menpan RB Herman Suryatman said that the RPP information was not valid. Herman said that the RPP was sourced from the discussion material held last year. "Those are simulation numbers that are not valid. 2017," he said in Jakarta yesterday. As is known, the RPP on the Salaries and Benefits of Civil Servants is a technical regulation of the Law on State Civil Apparatus (ASN). According to Herman, the presentation contains a simulation of the income of civil servants and other state officials. still needs further study. "Not only does it contain a simulation of the income of state officials, but also a simulation of the income of civil servants. Please don't be misunderstood," he said. Using a calculation index of 1:12698, the income of civil servants, both central and regional, will increase. regional officials such as governors Governors will earn Rp 76.8 million per month with an index of 13333 Then vice governors, regents mayors, and chairmen of the provincial DPRD will earn income Rp. 73.2 million with an income index of 12698. Meanwhile, the deputy regent/mayor, deputy chairman of the provincial DPRD, and the chairman of the regent/municipal DPRD have a salary of Rp. 69.7 million per month with an income index of 12094. The province which has an income index of 11518 has a monthly salary of Rp. 66.3 million. Lastly, for members of the district and city DPRD, the salary to be earned is Rp. 63.3 million with an income index of 10969. Public policy expert at the University of Padjadjaran (Unpad) Yogi Suprayogi assessed, even though it is only a simulation, the salary increase for state officials is irrelevant. He said the current salary earned by state officials is sufficient. There is an additional operational allowance. That's big. It's what he likes. No need to grow it. It's irrelevant," he said. According to him, if there must be an increase, the salaries of the president and central officials must be adjusted to the inflation rate. "We are also not a developed country. Singapore could reach Rp 10 billion," he said. Yogi said, rather than an increase in the salaries of state officials, improving the salaries of civil servants is considered more important at this time. currently still discussing the technical rules of the ASN Law, one of which is the RPP on Salaries and Allowances Yogi emphasized the importance of changing the salary scheme of civil servants. Among the three things, Yogi requested that the basic salary be increased more than and performance allowances Currently, the basic salary is smaller so that many civil servants go here and there to increase their performance allowances. Expensive allowances must be greater than the other two components so that teachers are willing to be placed in remote areas. In addition, he also highlighted that performance allowances must be based on performance. He warned not to other countries pay salaries based on level of education Salary provision in some countries is also partly based on performance In the United States, the salary of civil servants in the Department of State ranges from USD88000 to USD96000 per year However, the lowest government employee salary is USD18785 per year Fri There are 2.79 million civil servants in Uncle Sam's country. The US president's salary is around USD 400,000. The presidential salary increase was very drastic in 2001. Previously, the president's salary was only USD 200,000. Malaysian Prime Minister (PM) Najib Razak gave an annual bonus in 2018 to government employees who In addition, he provides a pension of 1000 ringgit per month for those who have served for 25 years. The salary of Malaysian civil servants who serve 14 years is around 36000 ringgit and those who have served for more than 1019 years get an income of 70753 ringgit. new civil servants working in Singapore reach 3000 Singapore dollars per month For managerial positions earn around 8000 Singapore dollars The number of employees in Singapore reaches 84,000 people According to Thomas Friedman of the New York Times, civil servants in Singapore are among the most efficient and uncorruptible bureaucrats “They have high standards of discipline and accountability,” said Friedman