Council Allowances Subject to PP Number 18 of 2017, Regent and DPRD Kuningan Weapons Eat Tuan

By: Juhana’s threat

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Kuningan, Konntroversinews | Based on the 1945 Constitution, Article 27 paragraph 1 states that our country is a country of law, not a country of power. This means that running a government must be based on applicable laws and regulations. The Kuningan Regency DPRD is an “honorable” representative of the people in accordance with the laws and regulations stipulated in the MD3 Law and the council’s regulations. The meaning of the established formal norms is that board members must behave honorably. As a representative institution, DPRD members are elected directly by the people through elections. The title “honorable” is given to respect the people they represent. The DPRD has an equal position with the Regional Head (Governor/Regent/Mayor). They are elements of regional government administration that have legislative, budgetary and supervisory authority.

As we all know, currently the Kuningan Regency Government is experiencing a cut in TKD revenue sharing funds of up to Rp. 111 billion for the 2026 fiscal year. This condition has even forced the Kuningan BPKAD, as the guardian of regional financial stability, to carry out a Rationalization of the Cash Budget Plan again at the start of this year as a process that must be taken to carry out adjustments, rearrangements or rationalizations in an effort to make the Kuningan APBD logical and efficient due to contingency conditions. Simply so that the projected cash receipts and expenditures are in accordance with the actual financial capabilities of the region. So that in practice, between cash disbursement plans and the real availability of cash funds, actual liquidity can be ensured and as a measure of budget efficiency. The aim of the Rationalization of the Cash Budget Plan is to reorganize cash so that the use of funds in the Kuningan APBD by all SKPDs is more effective and efficient.

The bloody financial condition of the Kuningan Regency Government over the last few years has apparently not been accompanied by any efficiency or evaluation of political spending by the Kuningan DPRD institution which claims to be an honorable representative of the people. This can be seen from the size of the Kuningan DPRD Allowance budget which is now in the public spotlight. The Kuningan DPRD was strongly criticized because it was revealed that the allowances received by council members every month were fantastic and insulted common sense. Quoting the amount of allowances for leaders and members of the Kuningan DPRD in the Kuningan Regent’s Decree (SK) Number: 900/KPTS.413-/2025 which is wrong, very inappropriate and goes against the principles of propriety. The regulations are wrong and the budget is big. The Kuningan Regent’s Decree is clearly an individual and concrete determination, while the Regent’s Regulation in accordance with PP Number 18 of 2017 is a general regulatory instrument that must first go through a facilitation and evaluation process by the Provincial Government. When the Kuningan Regent’s Decree was forced to replace the Regent’s Regulation, what happened was a fatal formal flaw. In legal theory, an instrument that is wrong from the start causes all derivative actions to have no valid legal basis from the start or are void ab initio.

In the decree document signed by the Regent of Kuningan Dr. Dian Rachmat Yanuar, M.Si contains details of the allowances received every month. Here are the details:

1. Intensive Communication Allowance
2. Chairman : Rp. 10,500,000 per month
3. Deputy Chairman: Rp. 10,500,000 per month
4. Member : Rp. 10,500,000 per month
5. Operational Support Expenditures
6. Chairman : Rp. 8,400,000 per month
7. Deputy Chairman: Rp. 4,200,000 per month
8. Housing Benefit
9. Chairman : Rp. 25,000,000 per month
10. Deputy Chairman: Rp. 24,000,000 per month
11. Member : Rp. 22,000,000 per month
12. Transportation Allowance
13. Chairman : Rp. 20,500,000 per month
14. Deputy Chairman: Rp. 18,500,000 per month
15. Member : Rp. 14,700,000 per month
16. Recess Allowance
17. Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Members: IDR 10,500,000 per recess activity

If calculated, a member of the Kuningan DPRD has the potential to receive more than IDR 36 million per month from housing and transportation allowances alone. This figure does not include communication, operational and recess allowances, so the total monthly income of 50 members of the Kuningan DPRD can reach a very significant amount. The nominal allowance is clearly very far above the current average UMK income of Kuningan Regency residents. This fact has attracted public attention, especially in the midst of regional financial conditions and the welfare of people who are below the poverty line and still require serious attention from government administrators. Therefore, the transparency and rationality of the political policy of the Kuningan DPRD budget needs to be criticized and a thorough evaluation carried out. The public has the right to know how much allowance the Kuningan DPRD members receive and whether this is commensurate with their performance and contribution to regional development.

When many people in Kuningan Regency are still facing economic problems and acute poverty, these fantastic figures are very reasonable to question. The DPRD as a representative institution should be more sensitive to the sense of justice and social conditions of the people of Kuningan. If only DPRD allowances of this size were accompanied by strict budget monitoring, increased quality of legislation, and real support for the small people, it might be understandable. What happened was the opposite, they ended up getting into a lot of trouble. Starting from reported immoral cases involving many DPRD members, becoming an MBG dealer and playing the Pokir project has resulted in a decline in the level of public trust in the Kuningan DPRD institution. They forget that DPRD members are elected directly by the people through elections. Therefore, their main priority should be to fight for the interests of the people, not flirt with the executive. It’s really embarrassing to have a position just to live by enjoying the facilities and benefits of a large blind salary.

The West Java BPK representative will hold an Entry Meeting with the Kuningan Regency Government which is scheduled for this week. The entry meeting is a crucial initial meeting between the Audit Board (BPK) auditor team and the audited entity, in this case the Kuningan Regency Government, before the audit begins. The aim is to build communication, equalize perceptions, convey the scope, methodology and stages of the inspection to ensure smoothness and accountability. This activity officially marked the start of the examination by handing over a Letter of Assignment from the West Java BPK auditor to the Kuningan Regent. Hopefully the issue of Kuningan DPRD Allowances for 2025 which is currently surfacing and becoming a trending topic will not become an audit finding in the form of a Compensation Claim (TGR) let alone a recommendation in the form of a criminal prosecution from the BPK. The main objective of BPK audits is to maintain and encourage a commitment to transparency in regional financial management.

In the teachings of Marhaenism initiated by Bung Karno, it is mandatory to take sides with the interests of the people so that they do not tolerate acts of corruption. As a follower of these teachings, reminding the nation of traitors is a struggle. Independent thinking is based on Bung Karno’s teachings. INDEPENDENT!!!

Kuningan, February 12 2026,

Author: Head of NGO Frontal