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Remember, only BPJS Ketenagakerjaan participants can receive a salary subsidy of IDR 600,000

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The government will run a subsidy program salary for workers with wages under Rp. 5 million.

The Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah hopes that the program which will run this September will be able to maintain it purchasing power and employee welfare.

“The number of private workers who have salaries below Rp 5 million is 13.8 million workers. This data comes from BPJS of Employment which will continue to be validated to ensure right on target and minimize duplication. The government hopes that this subsidy can maintain the purchasing power and welfare of workers affected by Covid-19, “Ida said in a written statement, Friday (7/8/2020).

Also read: Is Effective Rp. 600,000 in Cash Assistance for Private Employees in the Pandemic Period?

Ida also explains, salary subsidies IDR 600,000 per month for 4 months or a total of IDR 2.4 million will be given every two months. That way, in one disbursement, workers will receive a subsidy of Rp 1.2 million.

According to Ida, payments are made twice to ensure purchasing power and consumption is maintained. This is also an effort to boost economic growth in the third and fourth quarters of this year.

Meanwhile, the conditions for workers who receive this subsidy are private workers outside of PNS and BUMN employees. The worker subsidy recipients must be workers who are actively registered with BPJS Ketenagakerjaan with a contribution of under IDR 150,000 per month or equivalent to a salary of under IDR 5 million per month.

“Recipients of salary subsidies are workers who pay BPJS Ketenagakerjaan contributions. This is an appreciation for registered workers and paying BPJS Ketenagakerjaan contributions,” said Ida.

Also read: This is the Criteria for Employees to Get Rp. 600,000 Per Month from the Government

Meanwhile, Ida said the salary subsidy was an expansion of the social assistance stimulus that was being discussed with the National Economic Recovery Task Force (PEN), the Ministry of Manpower, the Ministry of Finance and BPJS Ketenagakerjaan.

To run this subsidy program, the Ministry of Finance has budgeted around Rp 33.1 trillion. This stimulus is also expected to accelerate the process of economic recovery and prevent recession. (Lidya Yuniartha)

This news has been published on Kontan.co.id with the title: Remember, only BPJS Ketenagakerjaan participants can get a salary subsidy of IDR 2.4 million


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