Total rubbish. The Taiger as usual taking everything out of context, in order to fill their pages.
They would do better at reading the actual statement by the Chancellor. As opposed to this hyperbole and this deliberately misleading article.
Mmmm interesting link. Good to see the govt against benefit fraud.
Slightly puzzled by their statement that " bank checks will determine whether an account holder has been out of the country for 4 weeks"
Unless of course the account holder withdraws foreign currency whilst abroad.
Or maybe I misread it.
Update to your question.
It seems you are correct, well spotted. Thank you for raising this.
https://www.expattaxthailand.com/thailand-expat-tax-rates-allowances-and-deductions/
I'm not really sure, hence my caveat " as far as I am aware".
I read it among all the other posts on the various posts on " income submitted to Thailand " etc.
But I cannot recall if it had to be a Thai health insurance.
I enjoyed this film. Interesting facts about the Turkish involvement in WW 1. And the genocide of Armenians.
True story:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4776998/
That's how I read it too.
I'm happy either way. I have no tax to pay. But it's easier to swim with the stream than try swimming upstream here in Thailand.😀