Legislators' monthly pay and allowances

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