Govt in debate crosshairs

House to analyze policy speech

Cabinet ministers pose for pictures on Friday. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)
On Friday, government officials pose for photos. ( Photo: Chanat Katanyu )

The new authorities will be in the sights when its policy statement is released in parliament this year, with the judgement Pheu Thai Party’s electronic wallet handout plan one of the main target being the opposition’s and the Senate’s.

On Thursday and Friday, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will give a policy statement in congress. Before beginning its job, the government is required to make its speech to parliament in accordance with the constitution.

Sirikanya Tansakun, a record MP of the criticism People’s Party, a resurrection of the dissolved Move Forward Party, said on Sunday the group has lined up more than 30 Members to question the policy statement. ” We expect a furious conversation. Pheu Thai continues to lead the new partnership state. We did ask whether it has delivered on its vote pledges”, she said.

She claimed that the new government’s plans are similar to those of the Srettha Thavisin management. We hope the new administration will set more objective goals for the opposition to carefully follow along with them. Then, those policies may be no more than pipe desires”, Ms Sirikanya said.

Senator Premsak Piayura said he will target the online budget handout plan, which is Pheu Thai’s premier plan, as well as the new president’s public health policy.

” The money flyer is not a solution to hunger. However, the government may fulfill its vote pledge when the handout program is implemented in accordance with the law, according to Dr. Premsak, while stressing that the state must ensure that the program is carried out in accordance with the law.

According to federal resources, the handout program is anticipated to be implemented by Sept. 30 at the end of the 2024 fiscal year. Parliament has approved a secondary bill that would increase the amount of the government’s budget for the current fiscal time by 122 billion ringgit to partially finance the plan.

But, deputy finance minister Julapun Amornvivat has recently acknowledged that some consumers may need to receive cash in the form of electronic money.

Dr. Premsak also emphasized the need for the Srettha management and the new government to agree on fiscal policy to prevent issue. Mr. Srettha, a former prime minister, demanded that the BoT lower interest rates in order to boost the economy, while BoT government Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput urged the central bank to exercise its democracy in its decision-making.

Dr. Premsak also warned against the president’s populist policies, which do require the devolution of budget resources from different organizations. For populist policies are undoubtedly meant to woo voters as they get ready for the 2027 poll. The state has today rely on the country’s current financial position primary”, he said.

Anusorn Iamsa-ard, a Pheu Thai record MP, on Sunday called on the opposition to question the government’s plan rationally. ” We hope the conversation will be productive. We may set the country’s turmoil behind us and allow it to advance,” he said.

When asked if Pheu Thai may establish a group of Members acting as “bodyguards” to defend cabinet ministers who had been targeted by opposition MPs during the conversation, Mr. Anusorn replied that there was no need. ” If the opposition MPs controversy beyond the proper range of government legislation or unconstructively, they will be scrutinised and assessed by the people”, he said.

Wisut Chainarun, a deputy state whip, said on Sunday the criticism should not change the president’s policy statement into a no-confidence conversation.

The state will implement a debt restructuring plan, offering relief to consumers of car and home funding and assistance to lenders in conventional and non-mainstream financial techniques, according to a draft policy speech seen by the press.

Additionally, it may expedite monetary stimulus initiatives to increase consumer confidence and encourage spending, ease burdens of spending, expand employment opportunities with a focus on vulnerable groups, and encourage the distribution of the digital wallet handout.