Former vice president Jusuf Kalla has thrown his support behind the recent government plan to increase the salary of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, saying it was barely enough to support a figure at the President's level living in Jakarta.
Kalla said he had received around Rp 40 million (US$4,440) per month while serving as the vice president, about Rp 20 million less than the salary of the President, and that was not enough to support his family expenses for which he had to use extra income from his businesses in his hometown, Makassar.
“It is not enough. That’s why I had some money transferred to me from Makassar every month," Kalla said, adding that It would have been impossible to support his family without additional income.
"There are kids, and sometimes we want to go out eating or somewhere ... to be honest, the salary is definitely not enough for living in Jakarta as a president and vice president,” Kalla said Thursday after attending a discussion at the House of Representatives in Jakarta.
Kalla said the President had access to tactical funds worth Rp 2 billion a month aside from his salary.
“But he cannot use it all, or bring it home for personal needs,” Kalla said.
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