Govt revises salary hike plan

Govt revises salary hike plan

JAKARTA: The government has canceled a plan to raise the
salaries of the president and other high-ranking government
officials, according to State Minister for Administrative Reforms
Taufik Effendy.

He said on Monday that considering the government's limited
budget, only low-ranking civil servants and military/police
officers would get raises next year.

He said the salaries of low-ranking civil servants were still
below the regional minimum wage levels.

The government had planned to increase the salaries of civil
servants, including high-ranking officials, by an average of 30
percent next year. But the plan was strongly criticized,
particularly the proposed raises for high-ranking officials.

If they materialize, these would be the first raises for civil
servants, soldiers and police officers since 2003. -- JP