Unswayed by protest, city hall vows to evict more street sellers

[snoop1130]

Unswayed by protest, city hall vows to evict more street sellers

By Jintamas Saksornchai, Staff Reporter

 

Sellers take to the streets to take back the streets for vending Tuesday at the Government House in Bangkok.

 

BANGKOK — Top city officials said they will continue to clear vendors from the capital’s sidewalks despite a groundswell of opposition from Bangkok vendors.

 

After frustrated sellers marched to demand the policy be rolled back and closed areas allowed to reopen, the provincial governor and his deputy said they will advance the campaign to new areas, including Chinatown.

 

Full Story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/featured/2018/09/06/unswayed-by-protest-city-hall-vows-to-evict-more-street-sellers/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-9-6

[BigBadGeordie]

I agree with the action of the Junta.

No need for markets selling diverse food or clothing options.

 

Let them eat cake and wear khaki.

[anon537687643]

In the last century it was always a case of sidewalk sellers allowed to sell in the evenings ... daytime selling should never have been tolerated. Now it comes hard


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[LazySlipper]

8 hours ago, BigBadGeordie said:

I agree with the action of the Junta.

No need for markets selling diverse food or clothing options.

 

Let them eat cake and wear khaki.

 

Right now people are up in arms about this. Some say the charm of Thailand will be lost etc... I am actually glad to see that some of the Thais in authority actually have a plan for the streets of Bangkok and it's image. The reason why most people enjoy Thailand is because it is affordable. When it comes to cleanliness no one really seems to care as long as life is cheap. Thailand will never be able to afford welfare for its citizens if people keep dodging taxes, and the street sellers most certainly never contribute by paying any form of tax.

 

Maybe if these street vendors actually paid taxes the city could afford street cleaners and a better sewage treatment system. 

 

What the gvt should do is tell these people they will be taxed and we can then see the real face of these sellers. I bet that if they were told they were going to be taxed they would find another reason to protest. 

 

You can't have your cake and eat it too...

 

 

[Hayduke]

48 minutes ago, LazySlipper said:

Maybe if these street vendors actually paid taxes the city could afford street cleaners and a better sewage treatment system. 

 

Street vendors  don't just squat somewhere.

 

Sidewalk space is very tightly controlled and vendors pay rent. The amount of rent is determined by location desirability. So...are they giving the BMA money? Absolutely. Is this taxation? Depends on how you look at it. Where does this money go? Three guesses...first two don't count.

 

But...at the end of the day, it's likely that this so called 'crackdown' is primarily a mechanism to raise the rents vendors already pay.

 

 

Edited September 7, 2018 by Hayduke

[a977]

18 minutes ago, Hayduke said:

 

Street vendors  don't just squat somewhere.

 

Sidewalk space is very tightly controlled and vendors pay rent. The amount of rent is determined by location desirability. So...are they giving the BMA money? Absolutely. Is this taxation? Depends on how you look at it. Where does this money go? Three guesses...first two don't count.

 

But...at the end of the day, it's likely that this so called 'crackdown' is primarily a mechanism to raise the rents vendors already pay.

 

 

Most of the so called rent you refer to is paid to the shop owner so they can utilize the part of the footpath in front of his/her shop. It is the shop owner that the authorities should be going after and charged with defrauding the government, after all the footpath belongs to the BMA

[Hayduke]

46 minutes ago, a977 said:

Most of the so called rent you refer to is paid to the shop owner so they can utilize the part of the footpath in front of his/her shop. It is the shop owner that the authorities should be going after and charged with defrauding the government, after all the footpath belongs to the BMA

 

The shop owners and or property managers do pay the BMA. If the owners don't pay the BMA for footpath use in front of their property the BMA will preempt their 'right' to that section of footpath and rent it out to vendors. The shop owner in effect loses claim on that footpath for however how long. The important thing to remember is that the BMA (or those who 'represent' the BMA) always get paid...always.

 

 

 

 

Edited September 7, 2018 by Hayduke

[stud858]

1 hour ago, LazySlipper said:

its citizens if people keep dodging taxes, and the street sellers most certainly never contribute by paying any form of tax.

Some dodging for sure, but if you sit down and do the estimate math on vat income alone from larger corps you will wonder where does all the money go ?

And even if the gov printed money to help it's poorest while making it illegal to raise prices on staple foods and services life would be better. But it's not about that. It's about the rich being scared the poor will revolt.

So these street sellers revolt a little. Lets see what happens.

[ChrisY1]

Sounds to me that this is not only the BMA making these decisions....usually they're just a useless bunch of free loaders pretending to manage the city.

This reeks at coming from higher up.

[Srikcir]

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

the provincial governor and his deputy said they will advance the campaign to new areas, including Chinatown.

It's easy to govern when you don't have to be elected.

[holy cow cm]

48 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

It's easy to govern when you don't have to be elected.

True for most brown noser boot lickers. Get ready to call this country Thailapore with the new official language of Chinese. They are killing this country really fast. .

[Pete1980]

5 hours ago, LazySlipper said:

 

Right now people are up in arms about this. Some say the charm of Thailand will be lost etc... I am actually glad to see that some of the Thais in authority actually have a plan for the streets of Bangkok and it's image. The reason why most people enjoy Thailand is because it is affordable. When it comes to cleanliness no one really seems to care as long as life is cheap. Thailand will never be able to afford welfare for its citizens if people keep dodging taxes, and the street sellers most certainly never contribute by paying any form of tax.

 

Maybe if these street vendors actually paid taxes the city could afford street cleaners and a better sewage treatment system. 

 

What the gvt should do is tell these people they will be taxed and we can then see the real face of these sellers. I bet that if they were told they were going to be taxed they would find another reason to protest. 

 

You can't have your cake and eat it too...

 

 

So you want thailand to become a higher taxing welfare state?

 

These closed down business owners could then go on welfare.

 

You think that their taxes would be used on a better sewerage treatment plant? Or pocketed by officials? 

[toolpush]

4 hours ago, stud858 said:

Some dodging for sure, but if you sit down and do the estimate math on vat income alone from larger corps you will wonder where does all the money go ?

And even if the gov printed money to help it's poorest while making it illegal to raise prices on staple foods and services life would be better. But it's not about that. It's about the rich being scared the poor will revolt. 

So these street sellers revolt a little. Lets see what happens.

"And even if the gov printed money to help it's poorest while making it illegal to raise prices on staple foods and services life would be better."?????? You are certainly kidding, right? Because that is exactly what is happening in Venezuela and I for one, would not say things are getting better.

[stud858]

3 minutes ago, toolpush said:

"And even if the gov printed money to help it's poorest while making it illegal to raise prices on staple foods and services life would be better."?????? You are certainly kidding, right? Because that is exactly what is happening in Venezuela and I for one, would not say things are getting better.

Why what's the problem?

If people poorer have money to buy food and get medical attention.

My guess is they are doing it the wrong and easy way if there are problems with inflation or other problems.