Salaries Officer the Extraordinary size SOEs

Jakarta -Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is being reviewed by rearranging the salaries of officials of State-Owned Enterprises(SOEs). This is done because there are potential conflicts of interestin the company so that they appear reception an enormous salary.

"Yes, we also reviewed the conflict of interestnya. For example, there are certain state officials where he may be a commissioner, so hertake home pay is enormous," said Vice Chairman of the KPK MJasin.

This was after the ceremony he had his discussion titled 'PreventingCorruption in the Trias Politica' that was held by the NGO PartnershipEvents Calendar office, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday (20/04/2011).

Jasin reluctant to disclose the results of the study temporarily.According to him, the process is still ongoing and results will later be used as an input to the government.

"The issue of remuneration that was integrated system. For example,SOEs also still exist where the state finances," he continued.

"Later, how the arrangements were reviewed in an integrated andunified," he said.

Later the salaries of state officials, especially the bankers to the attention of the Bank Indonesia (BI) appealed to the banking industryfor not jor-rod giving a huge salary and bonuses. The central bankasked banks to think about matters of capital than a big salary.

Based on data in Commission XI, salaries Director of Bank BRIreached USD 167 million. Then to the President Director of PT BankMandiri (Persero) Tbk their salary scale reached USD 166 million.The amount of the salaries of bankers that it is far above the Presidentas Head of State in which the wage of Rp 62.74 million.

Proposing Lower Interest Credit Card

Jakarta - Indonesian Credit Card Association (Akki) along with Bank Indonesia (BI) is discussing standardization of credit card billing after the death of Citibank credit card customers Irzen Octa and the Parliament's decision to fix the rule. In addition to discussing the code of conductterkait credit card billing scheme, Akki also proposes a decrease credit card interest. 

This was conveyed by General Manager Steve Akki Martha while talking in Jakarta, Wednesday (20/04/2011)."In fact, BI has long encouraged a decrease in credit card interest rates so as not to strangle the customer. Well, we ask that at this time, and not also related to the case of the death of one of customers' credit card banks," said Steve.Credit card interest, currently at 3-4% is considered high enough so that many customers who end up in arrears. Steve said that credit card interest is possible to go down to 2-3%."Yes it is possible to 2-3%. But this is all still in discussions with BI," explained Steve.BI itself previously revealed, many customers who did not know credit card interest calculation, causing large amounts of arrears unexpected. Flowers are very large credit card could achieve 42% per year.Head of Public Relations Bureau of Bank Indonesia, Difi Ahmad Johansyah say when observed closely, credit card interest per year at least 30%."This is the result of the determination of loan rates at least 2.5% per month. In addition, additional costs such as stamp duty, payment through ATM often we do not realize," said Difi."But there was also a credit card that sets interest rate per month of 3.5% means it will be 42% per year," added Difi.Akki Council Dodit Probojakti also said it has formulated standarsisasi credit card debt collection as requested by the House and Bank Indonesia (BI). At least there are 6 keys from the standardization of billing credit card debt."Akki has also completed a standardized billing credit card debt as a commitment, which is less than 3 weeks. Akki will present the draft to BI which covers 6 key areas," said Dodit.The six key areas in the standardization of the credit card debt collection which includes the operating hours of collection, the code of conduct, recruitment and selection criteria for agents, the control mechanisms in the delivery of accounts and "post collections call", the last audit and sanction mechanisms in case of infringement.

Minister: Salary Not Officers It Up 8 Years

Jakarta - Minister for Administrative Reform and Bureaucratic Reform (Menpan& BR) EE. Mangindaan said it was 8 years salary increases are notstate officials. This study therefore raises officials continue simmering. 
Mangindaan said the current plan to increase salaries of state officialsare still in process at the Ministry of Finance to determine the amount of the increase. According to him, officials salary increases following the increase in salaries of civil servants and members of the TNI /police.

"Not (magnitude), still in the Ministry of Finance when it comes to the numbers but the evaluation of fixed salary to do. But if the number ison Kemenkeu talk," he said when met at the Ministry of FinanceBuilding Dhanapala, Wahidin Jalan Raya, Jakarta, Wednesday (20 / 4 / 2011).

Mangindaan official rate of salary increase will be in line with theincrease in civil servant salaries. So he said, the salaries of state officials have not increased since 2003.

"In accordance with the demands of rising prices and so on then the civil servants who have gone up as well, officials do not yet, already 8-9 years has not increased, we consider it in line with the increase incivil servant salaries. We basically for employees, officers should not be smaller than the civil servant salary but not too big, "he explained.

In addition, Mangindaan said, because 8 years is not official salaryincrease, to the extent that the minister lost his salary higher than thesalary of civil servant subordinates.

"That's the percentages that civil servants have gone up so many,already 5 years increased so there is only one minister smaller salarythan he had a deputy because state officials prefer others, the menfirst," he concluded.