PUBLISHED: 22 Nov 2024 at 04: 00
A former election commissioner noted that the government’s plan to distribute the money to 4 million elderly Thais during Chinese New Year, which falls a few days before the provincial administrative organizations’ ( PAO ) chiefs ‘ elections, poses a risk of breaking the law.
The government is trying to make it clear that all people over the age of 60 may be deemed vulnerable because they lack revenue and require care, according to Somchai Srisutthiyakorn’s Facebook post on Thursday.
He claimed that the corporation is using this generalized claim as a pretext to distribute the funds without running the risk of being accused of using the$ 40 billion budget to influence local elections.
The election will take place on February 1st, so handouts are expected to remain distributed by January 29.
Mr. Somchai claimed that he was certain that someone would file a petition to have the government impeached for breaking Section 9 of the State Fiscal and Financial Disciplines Act BE 2561 ( 2018 ), specifically the section that reads:
The Council of Ministers is required to not conduct state affairs in a manner that concentrates on promoting social recognition, which will ultimately harm the regional economy and the general public.
Former Democrat Party deputy president and former PAO main Niphon Bunyamanee claimed that the cash donations would not be as likely to stimulate the economy as they were claimed.
” The system is just an ad for the government to get more popularity”, he said.
” This will benefit candidates from the government party [ Pheu Thai] or those close to it. Competents do not have the same amount of assets as they do, he said, citing the close proximity of the planned flyer to the votes.
He said the government should focus on sustainable economic policies, promoting investment to make performance, work, and revenue for the people, especially investment in skills tied to modern technology and AI.
The future flyer, according to former lawmaker Somchai Sawangkarn, had probably violate other laws, including the State Fiscal and Financial Disciplines Act Get 2561.