Ahmad Sahroni, Deputy Chairman of Commission III in the House of\nRepresentatives, has announced that he will not accept his salary as a\nparliamentary member until the end of his term in 2029.<\/p>\n
He made this statement after returning to active duty as an MP and\nCommission III leader, following a six-month suspension stemming from\nthe August 2025 demonstrations.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy gesture will be to hand over my salary as an MP to the Kitabisa\nFoundation so it can be used properly to help those who need it,\u201d\nSahroni said at the parliamentary complex on Tuesday, 10 March.<\/p>\n
The NasDem Party politician admitted he does not know the exact\namount of his parliamentary salary. He is taking this step to counter\naccusations that he has been receiving payment from public tax\nrevenue.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause people were saying that I was taking public money, receiving\nmoney from taxes. The truth is we never even knew how much our salary\nwas,\u201d said Sahroni.<\/p>\n
By declining his parliamentary salary, Sahroni hopes the funds will\ngo to those with greater need. He chose the Kitabisa Foundation to\nensure the donation is publicly accountable.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis shows that my intentions are genuine and that, as a businessman\nmyself, I want to do this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Sahroni said he will soon communicate his intention to the House\nsecretariat. Subsequently, his monthly salary will be automatically\ntransferred to the Kitabisa Foundation account.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe secretariat will send my salary to my personal account, and I\nwill request that an automatic transfer be set up directly to the\nKitabisa account,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/accused-of-taking-public-money-sahroni-refuses-to-accept-parliamentary-salary-until-2029-1773132823", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }