Professor's allowance

From Bisnis Indonesia

According to the Circulation of the Directorate General of the State Budget, university professors who are over 60 are entitled to receive the structural allowance, a bonus given to persons in leadership positions which is applicable for civil servants of the first and second echelons. The Attorney General, Chiefs of the Secretariats of Supreme/High Institutions and Chiefs of Non- Departmental Agencies can't. And the retirement age for the professors is set at 65 and can be prolonged to 70 as stipulated in the Government Regulation No 32/1979.

What matters is that shall we not respect and appreciate the services and dedication of the professors in their effort to develop the human resources. Seen from that context, it is obvious that the policy of the allowance withdrawal is ironic. This is certainly not the way to practice tight money policy, letting innocent people be victims of the new system, while many sinners are left unpunished.

NIRVANA MAYASARI

Jakarta