EC asks Srisuwan for more details on Pheu Thai petition

Militant claims that the group’s B10,000 digital wallet arrangement may be illegal.

Crusading lawyer Srisuwan Janya maintains that the Pheu Thai digital wallet scheme might violate the election law as well as other laws. (File photo: Apichart Jinakul)
The Pheu Thai digital wallet plan, according to crusading attorney Srisuwan Janya, may be illegal under both the election law and other laws. Apichart Jinakul( File picture )

Srisuwan Janya, an activist lawyer, has been contacted by the Election Commission for additional information in order to sustain his complaint about the Pheu Thai Party’s policy of handing out a 10,000-baht electronic handout to anyone 16 and older.

On Friday, Mr. Srisuwan announced that he had received a notice from the EC asking him to update him by May 11.

He has requested that the EC investigate whether the digital wallet plan contravenes Area 73 of the election law, which forbids surveys candidates or some figures from promising to give voters assets, cash, or benefits. Additionally, it forbids them from providing false policy material.

According to him, the digital budget plan may also be against other laws, such as the emergency order on digital resource businesses, state fiscal and monetary discipline law, and currency law.

Every Thai person over the age of 16 will have a different bank savings account and mobile wallet linked to their ID, according to Pheu Thai, which is widely anticipated to earn the most votes in the May 14 election.

With the aid of blockchain technologies, the plan aims to encourage saving in communities in the first six months after its implementation in an effort to boost national economic exercise. It does this by ensuring that the money is spent within a 4-kilometer radius of the person’s home.

The project had pay 560 billion baht, according to Srettha Thavisin, a business professional and Pheu Thai candidate for prime minister. He predicted that it would contribute to an” economic tsunami” that would increase tax revenue by 160 billion baht.

Although Pheu Thai has also provided the necessary information about the policy, such as how much it will cost and where the money will come from, Mr. Srisuwan contends that some issues still need to be resolved.

He questioned whether certain say initiatives, like a welfare program for low-income earners or regular accommodations for the elderly, would be abandoned to make room for money reallocation.

He also questioned whether the price of the digital bag would have an impact on how many Pheu Thai policies may be implemented. With an estimated total cost of 3 trillion ringgit, the club has outlined 70 coverage that it wants to implement over the course of four years, he said.

According to Mr. Srisuwan, the EC may determine whether the insurance and act are workable and whether Pheu Thai purposefully left out important details.