The salary of the President of the Republic of Indonesia will increase drastically to reach Rp. 500 million per month. Or Rp 6.6 billion per year.

This increase occurs if the Draft Government Regulation on the Salaries, Benefits, and Facilities of Civil Servants is actually passed.

The amount is stated in the RPP material. With the president's salary index of 96,000 points, it was found that the figure was Rp. 553 million.

According to Article 2 of Law number 7 of 1978, the president's salary is 6 times the basic salary of the highest official in Indonesia (Chairman of the DPR, MA, and BPK).

Meanwhile, in PP 75/2000, it is stated that the three officials receive a salary of Rp. 5040000 per month. Thus, the president's basic salary is IDR 30240000 per month.

Presidential Decree 68/2001 also states that the allowance for the position of the President is Rp. 32500000.

So that the total money received by the president each month is Rp. 62740000 or Rp. 752880000 per year. According to the palace, this number has not changed since 2001.

The total salary of the President of the Republic of Indonesia is relatively small compared to the leaders of the major countries in the world. Prime Minister (PM) of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong recorded the highest salary of USD 2.2 million or equivalent to Rp. 30.3 billion per year.

After Lee, there is Doris Leuthard, the President of Switzerland, who has a salary of USD 437000 or IDR 6 billion per year.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Trunbull followed with a salary of USD 403,700 or Rp. 5.5 billion per year.

President Jokowi's salary is only higher than that of PRC President Xi Jinping, who is paid USD 20,500 or IDR 283 million per year.

Meanwhile, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, recorded the smallest income, which was USD 1 per year. Of course this is Trump's personal request. The 45th president of the US has a personal fortune of around USD 3 billion.

University of Indonesia (UI) public policy observer Lina Miftahul Jannah said it was very natural for the President to have a very large income index.

So that the income received by the number one person in Indonesia is very high. "It makes sense too," he explained.

He said that as head of state as well as head of government, the duties, responsibilities, and risks of a president are enormous.

So, according to him, it is not natural for an official to be paid by the state budget, whose salary is greater than that of the president. Instead, he said it would be dangerous if there were other government officials whose salaries were higher than the President.

Meanwhile, the palace has not been able to comment further on the salary increase scheme for civil servants, presidents and other state officials.
Presidential Spokesman Johan Budi Sapto Prabowo said his party had not received sufficient information regarding this matter.

"I don't have the information yet. I'll confirm it later," he said when confirmed. The former Acting Officer (Plt) of the KPK leadership has also not been able to confirm the progress of the RPP