DPR pruning RP 260 m/year, don't stop the transformation at Senayan

Jakarta – The Indonesian parliament has cut a number of member allowances to respond to the crisis of public confidence in the legislative body. Nevertheless, transformation like this should not stop at the DPR. According to the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Muhammadiyah University of Western Sumatra, Hairunnas, the DPR listened to public criticism. The DPR policy is estimated to be able to save the state budget of at least 260 billion RP per year in the APBN structure. “It shows the awareness that the legitimacy of people’s representatives can only be maintained if they can respond to the anxiety of the community,” Hairunnas said in his statement Tuesday (9/9/2025). Browse to continue with the content of the DPR’s decision to reduce a number of benefits, Hairunnas assesses the steps of the DPR to be a signal for other officials in the ministries and SOEs to participate in savings. “I also believe that this step is not just appreciated by the wider community. Officials in the DPR themselves, ministries and even strategic SOEs, can also consider it a momentum for improving institutions going forward,” Hairunnas explained. In the same context, Hairunnaas highlighted inequality that still occurs at regional level. According to him, the practice of providing home allowance with fantastic figures still finds in many DPRDs, such as in Bekasi, Jakarta and Central -Java. “Because if we have to be honest, the issue of salaries and benefits that are too great is not just a problem for the DPR, but also affects other civil servants at different levels,” he added. In more detail, he considered the allowance for the official home of DKI Jakarta DPRD members who reached RP 78 million and several other regions must also be corrected. “Home allowances for DPRD members in different provinces and regency/cities are still in fantastic digits, in Bekasi RP46-53 million, in Jakarta RP. 70-78 million, in central Java, nearly RP. 80 million for the level of this regional official is a fantastic nominal,” Hairunnas said. For this reason, Hairunnas assessed that this transformation should not just stop at the Indonesian parliament. According to him, the decoration of a number of grants, including housing allowance of RP 50 million per month, which affects the decline in home payment to about RP65 million per month, is not at the DPR stop. “If this condition is left unnoticed, the public will judge that reforms only stop at Senayan and do not affect the root of the problem in all political structures at the regional level,” Hairunnas said. “The same step must reach the DPRD in all regions, ministries, state institutions, to SOEs who also enjoyed excess facilities. Without the courage to perform comprehensive reforms, the pruning in Senayan will only be regarded as a symbolic step by the public,” Hairunnas continued. Hairunnas emphasizes the importance of transformation of benefits and remuneration that must be performed thoroughly. According to Hairunnas, bureaucratic reform may be an example if the steps of the DPR are followed by improvements in ministries, state institutions, DPRDs and Bumn. “I see that the decision of the DPR to cut this allowance is a good first step, it can even be a turning point. But it is clear that homework is still long. Reformation of public official grants must be performed extensively. Not enough in the central DPR,” he said. Hairunnas assesses that if the DPR can answer this challenge, all civil servants at different levels will realize the importance of rearranging the system that is considered lamb. “It’s a step that is not only calming but also remembered,” Hairunnas explained. For information, the Indonesian parliament previously issued six decisions on the pruning of facilities, the moratorium on official travel, as well as the transparency in parliament. At the same time, this decision responded to 17+8 demands of the people, including related to the salaries and grants of the DPR that caused public anxiety. The Speaker of the Indonesian Parliament Puan Maharani said that all factions agreed to recall the grants of homes for members of the DPR. The factions in the DPR also agreed on the moratorium on overseas service, except to attend state invitations. “In principle, we will continue to improve and improve themselves. What is the pursuit of the community will certainly provide constructive input,” Puan said when he led a consultation meeting in the Parliament Building, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday (4/9). Puan continued this step was performed at the same time to perform the DPR reform he would lead. The transformation of the DPR was taken as a concrete step of the council to answer the pursuit of the people. “I myself will lead the Reformation of the DPR,” Puan said. In addition, DPR members will also not receive several other components of grants such as electricity costs, telephone services, intensive communication costs and transport. Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian Parliament Sufmi Dasco Ahmad explained that Parliament agreed to stop the provision of housing grants for DPR members from August 31, 2025. “In addition, the moratorium on the DPR’s foreign work visit has also been implemented since September 1, 2025, except to attend a state invitation,” Dasco said. Dasco added that Parliament also agreed to prune a number of benefits and facilities for management members, ranging from fees for electricity, telephone services, intensive communication, to transport sounds. “This evaluation aims to ensure parliament to hear public pursuit and take concrete steps,” he said. (AKD/AKD)