The Presidential Palace stated that the salaries of the President and Vice President did not increase. The statement was issued because there were rumors that President Joko Widodo was getting a salary increase. "The news that says President Joko Widodo has received a salary increase is not true," said the official statement received by Katadata, Wednesday (28/6). According to the Palace, until now, the President and Vice President still receive salaries according to Law Number 7 of 1978 concerning the Financial/Administrative Rights of the President and Vice President as well as the Former Presidents and Vice Presidents. In Article 2 of the Law, it is stated that the basic salary of the President is six times the base salary of the highest official in Indonesia other than the President and Vice President. On the other hand, the base salary of the Vice President is four times the base salary of the highest official other than the President and Vice President. Meanwhile, according to Government Regulation no. 75 of 2000, the highest basic salary of state officials, namely the Chairman of the House of Representatives (DPR), the Supreme Court (MA), and the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) is IDR 5.04 million per month. That way, the president's basic salary is six times or Rp 30.24 million per month. Meanwhile, the base salary of the Vice President is four times, which is Rp. 20.16 million per month. Meanwhile, the amount of office allowance received by the President is Rp. 32.5 million and the Vice President is Rp. 22 million per month. The provisions regarding this position allowance are in accordance with Presidential Decree Number 68 of 2001. "Thus, the amount of income received by the President and Vice President has not changed since 2001," it was written. (Also read: Ministry of Finance Proposes Tax Employee Performance Allowance According to Workload) With this calculation, Jokowi's income from salary and office allowances is IDR 62.74 million per month. Meanwhile, Jusuf Kalla's income was IDR 42.16 million.