Proposed DPR RI Income Increase for 2025
📌 The total income for DPR members in 2025 was projected to exceed IDR 100 million per month due to added allowances.
💰 Basic salary remains low (IDR 4.2 million to IDR 5.4 million), but constitutional allowances could total IDR 57.4 million, resulting in a gross income of about IDR 74.21 million (approx. IDR 65.59 million after 15% tax).
🏘️ The controversial increase involved adding an estimated IDR 50 million housing allowance, with some estimates suggesting total benefits reached IDR 230 million per month including all facilities.

Public Reaction and DPR Response
📢 The proposed increase sparked public criticism and protests due to perceived inequality amid public hardship (pandemic impact and rising costs).
⚖️ The Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (FITRA) criticized the large allowance size as excessive and socially unjust compared to minimum wages.
🛑 In response, the DPR announced the cessation of the housing allowance effective August 31, 2025, and imposed a moratorium on overseas working visits (except for state invitations).

Roles of DPR and President in Compensation Setting
🏛️ The DPR has the authority to regulate its members' financial rights, including proposing budget amendments through the State Budget (APBN).
📜 The President plays a crucial role by establishing the implementing Government Regulation (PP) to set salaries and allowances, based on the law approved by the DPR (UUD 1945, Article 23).
⚖️ The President, along with the Minister of Finance, holds significant power in setting the allowance amounts; the DPR technically receives the policy decided by the government.
❌ The President cannot unilaterally raise DPR allowances; it requires DPR approval via the APBN and must be based on existing laws (e.g., MD3 Law, PP).

Transparency, Ethics, and Oversight
🔍 DPR is mandated to ensure decisions regarding state finances are transparent, accountable, and free from conflicts of interest.
⭐ Open discussions involving independent bodies like the BPK (State Audit Agency) and public input (experts, civil society) are necessary for such sensitive decisions funded by taxpayer money.
🧐 While legally sound regarding procedural rights, the handling of the increase lacked legitimacy due to poor public communication, failure to openly share fiscal studies, and perceived insensitivity to the public economic condition.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ The DPR agreed to stop the housing allowance starting August 31, 2025, as a direct reaction to public accountability demands.
➡️ The legality of the compensation increase is shared; it requires DPR proposal/approval and Presidential decree (PP) based on APBN approval.
➡️ Morally and ethically, the timing of the proposed increase was deemed inappropriate given current public economic struggles, despite aligning with existing legal frameworks.

📸 Video summarized with SummaryTube.com on Dec 02, 2025, 14:36 UTC