Friday, April 10, 2009

Reform the bureaucracy effect: Ministry of Finance increased allowances Rp4, 3 trillion

JAKARTA: The Ministry of Finance officials from 1 July 2007 receive a special allowance of the increase in financial state (TKPKN) that the value is varied, ranging from Rp1.330.000 per month for the lowest up to Rp46, 95 million per month for a particular echelon.
"The cost required to achieve the estimated TKPKN this Rp4, 3 trillion per year," said an official Ministry of Finance to Business last week.
Director General and officials of echelon TKPKN receive between Rp32, Rp46 to 54, 95 million per month, depending on the grade the work disandangnya. There is a whole grade in the Ministry of Finance 27, organized according to al work load, risk, and levels of competency.
Specifically for employees and officials of Directorate General of Taxes placed in the modern office, in addition to obtaining TKPKN, they also get the benefits of additional (TKT), which vary in value depending on the grade-not-as well as additional special allowance for the energy account representative.
Users about the policy reform that titled bureaucracy is organized through the Ministry of Finance Decree No. 289/KMK.01/2007 and 290/KMK.01/2007 the diteken Sri Mulyani Indrawati at the end of the month.
The Special Benefits of State Finance (TKPKN)
No. Sort TKPKN Grade
1. 27 46,950,000
2. 26 41,550,000
3. 25 36,770,000
4. 24 32,540,000
5. 23 24,100,000
6. 22 21,330,000
7. 21 18,880,000
8. 20 16,700,000
9. 19 12,370,000
10. 18 10,760,000
11. 17 9,360,000
12. 16 6,930,000
13. 15 6,030,000
14. 14 5,240,000
15. 13 4,370,000
16. 12 3,800,000
17. 11 3,450,000
18. 10 3,140,000
19. 9 2,850,000
20. 8 2,590,000
21. 7 2,360,000
22. 6 2,140,000
23. 5 1,950,000
24. 4 1,770,000
25. 3 1,610,000
26. 2 1,460,000
27. 1 1,330,000
Source: Kepmenkeu No. 289/KMK.01/02007
Starting from the Ministry of Finance
Secretary General of Ministry of Finance Mulia P. Nasution explained on the first phase, reform the bureaucracy at the Ministry of Finance applied. The reason, said Mulia, this institution is considered most vulnerable, but the ministry is very much needed by society.
After that, he said, institutions such as the Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, and the Board of Finance Pemeriksa follow. The problem, Ministry of Finance can not be sure when they are ready for the three state institutions that are outside the executive authority.
Mulia explain if the system users between civil servants and private sector are still too njomplang (not balanced), it was difficult to get adequate quality of service.
"We will see after two weeks running. I believe that public service has changed, much better, because all it is set based on the SOP [standard operating procedures]," he said, to the business last night. Opportunity in the Secretary General of the two staff of experts accompanied the Minister of Finance and Abdurrachman Eddy Marwanto
Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati before attending meetings in the House of Representatives menyempatkan self join. However, he was reluctant to give statements about the reform of the bureaucracy. "Tomorrow night it [tonight] You participate in a meeting with the Editor's Club," he said before the slide to Senayan.
Touching the size of the allowance for the Ministry of Finance officials, Mulia stated before, the small rate of this allowance should be made to reject the measure that kind of profession and best practice that apply in general. "Moreover, if we want to attract the best people to work in the public sector," he said.
Why not be done simultaneously for all departments? "During this repair the system settings or remuneration made simultaneously. Bebannya too heavy for the state budget, but for the recipient is not significant. ... The 10% increase, so does not solve the problem. The lack of incentives is always a reason not to do work such as provisions . It's like having a speech impediment and chicken, "he said.
However Mulia how reluctant the nominal akan who received the Ministry of Finance officials. "That the Minister of Finance the power to deliver. Menkeu Tomorrow [today] will give an explanation."
About the budget needed to finance these benefits, Mulia said that number is still calculated by persisnya Directorate General of Budget Achmad Rochyadi.
When Business menyodorkan list TKPKN and grade which is the attachment Kepmenkeu and ask for confirmation of data, Mulia would not comment. Eddy and Marwanto check in the table are also reluctant to comments. "In its own internal numbers TKPKN not outstanding, is still in the bureau personnel," said Mulia.
When asked whether President Business know about the plans of reform the bureaucracy and the value of this allowance, the Minister of Mulia as president to report on each step taken. "Milestone it certainly has been reported," he said.
About the legal basis to increase the allowance, the basic legal Mulia is Presidential Decree No.15/1971, which was also used as the basis for a special allowance to the Ministry of Finance officials nine times.
Eddy Abdurachman explain remuneration of each officer can not be determined based on the performance of each. "Just as in the private sector, the salaries of the staff and the other one is also not necessarily the same, although the same occupation," he said. (parwito@bisnis.co.id)
By Parwito
Bisnis Indonesia