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[/td][td][/td] [td]== Background ==[/td]
[td]== Background ==[/td] [td][[File:Sidang Tahunan DPR & DPD RI 2025 Sesi break.webm|thumb|During a break in the 2025 Annual Session of the [[House of Representatives (Indonesia)|DPR]] and [[Regional Representative Council|DPD RI]], several members of parliament were shown dancing to music, which drew mass criticism from [[Netizen|netizens]] amid economic hardship, 15 August 2025<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 2025 |title=Ramai-ramai Kritik Publik ke Anggota DPR yang Joget di Tengah Sulitnya Kondisi Ekonomi |url=https://www.tempo.co/politik/ramai-...et-di-tengah-sulitnya-kondisi-ekonomi-2061754 |access-date=29 August 2025 |website=Tempo |language=id}}</ref>|left]][/td]
[td][[File:Sidang Tahunan DPR & DPD RI 2025 Sesi break.webm|thumb|During a break in the 2025 Annual Session of the [[House of Representatives (Indonesia)|DPR]] and [[Regional Representative Council|DPD RI]], several members of parliament were shown dancing to music, which drew mass criticism from [[Netizen|netizens]] amid economic hardship, 15 August 2025<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 August 2025 |title=Ramai-ramai Kritik Publik ke Anggota DPR yang Joget di Tengah Sulitnya Kondisi Ekonomi |url=https://www.tempo.co/politik/ramai-...et-di-tengah-sulitnya-kondisi-ekonomi-2061754 |access-date=29 August 2025 |website=Tempo |language=id}}</ref>]][/td] [td]The protests were sparked by a proposed new housing allowance for parliament members. The proposed monthly allowance of 50 million [[Indonesian rupiah|rupiah]] (US$3,057) was ten times the capital's minimum wage (already one of the highest nationwide). The allowance, along with existing food and transportation stipends, angered the general public. The economic frustration was fueled by rising costs for food and education, mass layoffs, and property tax hikes imposed by local governments as a result of central funding cuts.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Strangio |first=Sebastian |date=29 August 2025 |title=Indonesian Protesters Clash With Police During Demonstrations Over Parliamentary Perks |url=https://thediplomat.com/2025/08/ind...ring-demonstrations-over-parliamentary-perks/ |access-date=29 August 2025 |work=The Diplomat |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Karmini |first1=Niniek |last2=Ibrahim |first2=Achmad |title=Tensions soar across Indonesia as protests against police erupt in multiple cities |url=https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-students-protests-2b4ad65b836a3b38b6a037b2f45cb309 |website=AP News |access-date=29 August 2025 |language=en |date=29 August 2025}}</ref> However a ''[[BBC World Service|BBC Indonesia]]'' report calculated that the official income of DPR members is more than Rp100 million rupiah per month based on the disclosure that DPR members receive a housing allowance of Rp50 million per month, and together with salaries and other allowances, their total official income can reach more than Rp100 million per month.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-19 |title=Gaji dan tunjangan anggota DPR lebih Rp100 juta per bulan β 'Tidak patut saat masyarakat kesulitan ekonomi' |url=https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/articles/cqle4p2gdnzo |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=BBC News Indonesia |language=id}}</ref> Former DPR member and Chief Justice of the [[Constitutional Court of Indonesia]], [[Mahfud MD]], refuted the claim that DPR membersβ salaries would not reach Rp250 million per month, asserting instead that their total earnings could amount to billions of rupiah each month.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dirgantara |first=Adhyasta |date=28/08/2025 |title=Mahfud Dengar Gaji Anggota DPR Capai Miliaran Per Bulan, Bukan Rp 230 Juta |url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/20...pr-capai-miliaran-per-bulan-bukan-rp-230-juta}}</ref>[/td]
[td]The protests were sparked by a proposed new housing allowance for parliament members. The proposed monthly allowance of 50 million [[Indonesian rupiah|rupiah]] (US$3,057) was ten times the capital's minimum wage (already one of the highest nationwide). The allowance, along with existing food and transportation stipends, angered the general public. The economic frustration was fueled by rising costs for food and education, mass layoffs, and property tax hikes imposed by local governments as a result of central funding cuts.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Strangio |first=Sebastian |date=29 August 2025 |title=Indonesian Protesters Clash With Police During Demonstrations Over Parliamentary Perks |url=https://thediplomat.com/2025/08/ind...ring-demonstrations-over-parliamentary-perks/ |access-date=29 August 2025 |work=The Diplomat |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Karmini |first1=Niniek |last2=Ibrahim |first2=Achmad |title=Tensions soar across Indonesia as protests against police erupt in multiple cities |url=https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-students-protests-2b4ad65b836a3b38b6a037b2f45cb309 |website=AP News |access-date=29 August 2025 |language=en |date=29 August 2025}}</ref> However a ''[[BBC World Service|BBC Indonesia]]'' report calculated that the official income of DPR members is more than Rp100 million rupiah per month based on the disclosure that DPR members receive a housing allowance of Rp50 million per month, and together with salaries and other allowances, their total official income can reach more than Rp100 million per month.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-19 |title=Gaji dan tunjangan anggota DPR lebih Rp100 juta per bulan β 'Tidak patut saat masyarakat kesulitan ekonomi' |url=https://www.bbc.com/indonesia/articles/cqle4p2gdnzo |access-date=2025-08-31 |website=BBC News Indonesia |language=id}}</ref> Former DPR member and Chief Justice of the [[Constitutional Court of Indonesia]], [[Mahfud MD]], refuted the claim that DPR membersβ salaries would not reach Rp250 million per month, asserting instead that their total earnings could amount to billions of rupiah each month.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dirgantara |first=Adhyasta |date=28/08/2025 |title=Mahfud Dengar Gaji Anggota DPR Capai Miliaran Per Bulan, Bukan Rp 230 Juta |url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/20...pr-capai-miliaran-per-bulan-bukan-rp-230-juta}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
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