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