24 Nov 2016
"We made a golden handshake with great options,", said Minister Susi in the office of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Jakarta, Wednesday.
According to Susi, she has negotiated with the Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reforms (KemenPAN-RB) to provide full incentives in the "golden handshake" program.
According to the Minister, this could be a solution for employees who want to set up a medium-scale business.
Susi revealed that she had successfully negotiated with the Minister of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reforms to provide a 100 percent allowance.
"This is an extraordinary success. The original value was only 25 percent. This is an achievement," she said.
She believes that with the money from the golden handshake program, employees will be able to establish a medium-scale business.
Susi revealed that from the results of the golden handshake program, 30 percent of the total vacancies for civil servants (PNS) will be given to outstanding young people from the best universities in Indonesia.
On the same occasion, Susi also expressed concern over the current poor state of Indonesian politics in the last 1-2 months.
This is considered to affect the state's financial situation and the growth of Indonesia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Therefore, he advised all Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries employees to economize in the use of the National Budget (APBN).
"Let me remind you that we cannot afford to be skeptical about the budget. We should be concerned and come up with solutions for the state. I ask that unnecessary trips be curtailed," she said.
Susi believes that if all ministries do this, the government can save around Rp300-400 trillion each year.
She said that State Budget savings can also be allocated to community assistance, either in the form of goods or infrastructure development.
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