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Employers lobby for rethink of Tapera regulation
Apindo says it has made several suggestions to the government on revising the Tapera program, but cautioned that any revision was likely to take time since they would need to involve the incoming legislature.
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Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) chairwoman Shinta Kamdani (third left) attends a media event on its 2024 business and economy outlook on Dec. 21, 2023 at the group’s headquarters in Kuningan, South Jakarta, accompanied by Apindo executives (from left) labor deputy Darwoto (left to right), deputy chair Sanny Iskandar, public policy head Sutrisno Iwantono, transportation and logistics head Carmelita Hartoto and international relations deputy Didit Ratam. (JP/Ruth Dea Juwita)
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he Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has approached the government on revising the regulations on the public housing savings (Tapera) program, set to enter into force during the next presidential administration.
Following a meeting with Coordinating Economic Minister Airangga Hartarto on Tuesday, Apindo chairwoman Shinta Kamdani revealed that the association had made suggestions on the matter.
“We have prepared all suggestions for both the government and the House of Representatives,” Shinta said, as quoted by state-owned news agency Antara.
“We cannot go back and forth with just the government [on the proposed revision], so it seems that we will have to wait for the new legislature,” she added, as the program was based on a 2016 law.
The Tapera program was created under Law No. 4/2016, which obligates every citizen and foreign worker earning at least minimum wage to be a participant, including those who own a home.
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The policy requires participants to make monthly deposits of 3 percent of their salary, of which an employee contributes 2.5 percent and their employer 0.5 percent.
