Jakarta – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has issued a government regulation that would entitle village heads to a salary.

Under the new regulation, which was drafted to implement the 2013 Village Law, also stipulates that village heads should also get allowance. The new regulation said that the salary and allowance would be covered by a specific from the central government

In December last year, the House passed the Village Law, a new regulation that, the government claims, will improve the welfare of people living in the country's 73,000 villages.

Under the new law, which was unanimously approved by all political factions in the House during a plenary session on Wednesday, villages will be allocated part of the 10 percent of the state budget, which is earmarked for the regional administration.

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2014/06/13/govt-pays-salary-village-heads.html