Legislators' monthly pay and allowances

A. Basic salary

1. Speaker Rp 2.5 million

2. Deputy speaker Rp 2.29 million

3. Member Rp 2.1 million

B. Member's actual income:

Salary Rp 2,100,000

Spouse allowance 10 percent Rp 210,000

Child allowance,

2 children x 2 percent

Rp 84,000

Rp 2,394,000

Cost adjustment 20 percent Rp 478,800

"Package" allowance Rp 750,000

(miscellaneous)

Legislators' allotment

65 percent Rp 1,365,000

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10 percent cut for pension,

savings, tax Rp 239,400

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Rp 4,748,000

Electricity, telephone

allowance for furnished house

in DPR housing complex Rp 250,000

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Total Rp 4,998,000

Plus

- 10 kilograms of uncooked rice per month

- Car purchase allowance of Rp 30 million

- Car credit allowance of Rp 30 million upon request

C. Allowances for members heading commissions, committees, and other special bodies:

Chair Rp 100,000 per month

Deputy Rp 90,000 per month

Member Rp 75,000 per month

Secretary Rp 80,000 per month

D. Travel allowances (aside from business class tickets): Rp 150,000 per day to province (local transport, per diem, accommodation)

E. Health care

F. Pension: 60 percent for one period of five years; 75 percent for member serving more than one period.

Source: Secretary-General's Office of House of Representatives