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There are 39 regencies and cities in Indonesia, which cannot pay their contract employees using their own regional budgets after the central government cut funding.
Semarang Mayor Agustina Wilujeng Pramestuti takes a selfie with newly appointed part-time government contract workers (PPPK) on Dec. 10, 2025, at Semarang City Hall. (Antara/Semarang Municipal Government)
The central government is preparing a salary scheme for government contract employees (PPPK) in regions whose regional budgets cannot afford to pay those employees, a top legislator said.“We have the data of 39 regencies and cities in Indonesia who cannot pay their contract employees using regional budgets after a series of assessments,” chairman of House of Representatives’ Commission II, Muhmmad Rifqinizamy Karsayuda, said in Makassar on Friday.
