Failed to Disburse Before Lebaran, When will the Salary Subsidy be Distributed? This is what the Ministry of Manpower said

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The government has announced that the wage subsidy (BSU) or subsidies salary will be given again to workers affected by the pandemic this year.

So, when will the salary subsidy be distributed?

The Head of the Public Relations Bureau of the Ministry of Manpower (Kemenaker) Chairul Fadhly Harahap explained that currently the government through the Ministry of Manpower is designing the process of distributing BSU, starting from regulations to the criteria for recipients.

“This BSU is still in process, meaning that this process must go through clear procedures, both the legal umbrella process, budget discussions, up to communication with the technical ministry, BPJS Employment and this is still ongoing,” he said when contacted. Kompas.comTuesday (10/5/2022).

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His party has not been able to confirm the schedule for the distribution of the salary subsidy. However, Chairul hopes that the implementation of the BSU program will soon be realized.

“We want it to be faster, better (distribution). Because this process is not only at the Ministry of Manpower, because it must be comprehensive with the technical ministry, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan,” he said.

“Hopefully we will do this, we want this to be transparent, precise and measurable in terms of procedural quality as well as in terms of execution. We have already started working and this is something we are paying attention to,” Chairul continued.

Some time ago, the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Airlangga Hartarto, revealed that the amount of wage subsidies received by workers with salaries below Rp. 3.5 million was Rp. 1 million.

He said the social assistance would be distributed by the government this year, following the wage subsidy assistance provided throughout 2020-2021.

“There is a new program directed by the President, namely wage subsidy assistance for salaries below Rp. 3.5 million. The amount is Rp. 1 million per recipient,” said Airlangga at a press conference in Jakarta, Tuesday (5/4/2022).

Airlangga explained that the funds prepared by the government for this social assistance program were Rp. 8.8 trillion. It will target 8.8 million people who are entitled to assistance.

“The target is 8.8 million workers and the budget requirement is Rp. 8.8 trillion,” he explained.

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