Cash gifts okayed for government officials fighting Covid-19

[webfact]

Cash gifts okayed for government officials fighting Covid-19

By THE NATION

 

 

The Cabinet on Wednesday (April 15) approved cash gifts for government officials whose work is related to fighting the Covid-19 outbreak, Deputy Government Spokesperson Traisulee Traisaranakul said.

 

“The move to disburse gift money from the Bt2.7 billion budget to civil servants who have been working to fight Covid-19 was proposed by the Office of the Civil Service Commission,” she said. “Those who work in direct fields, such as doctors and nurses, will receive an additional Bt1,500 in their monthly salary, while those who work in supporting fields, such as police officers and military personnel, will receive Bt1,000.”

 

The disbursements will be made from April to September.

 

“The Cabinet also approved the Office's proposal to appoint 38,105 personnel in 24 medicine-related fields to civil servant positions to fulfil personnel needs in the government agencies,” added Traisulee. “The appointments will be done in three batches, in May, August and November.”

 

The Office said that it has provided 320,000 health insurance policies to civil servants in medical fields who are under the Ministry of Public Health, Royal Thai Police, Royal Thai Armed Forces, University Council and Local Administration Organisations.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386099

 

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[ThreeEyedRaven]

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

“The move to disburse gift money from the Bt2.7 billion budget to civil servants

Hang on a moment. They only have 1.36 Billion with which to give 5,000 a time to people across the nation who have lost their employment, but double that as "tips" for civil servants? Can't help but suspect the distribution will be disproportionately high towards the senior end, when average staff are only getting 1,000-1,500 a month then.

[dinsdale]

Don't understand. I know their jobs are risky and not including the higher ups their pay level is low but they still have jobs and are still being payed. Now we hear that the 'empty heads' are only going to pay a one off payment of Bt5000 to a very few who don't have jobs after promising months worth of Bt5000 payments to millions. This is what you get when those at the top have had their way paid for and have bought their positions to go up the ladder. Competence has nothing to do with it and that's coming through loud and clear.

I would like to see a transperent list of who gets what from this.

Edited April 16, 2020 by dinsdale

[The Barmbeker]

The catchphrase "Amazing Thailand" was never truer, than it is today!

????

[Thailand]

You could not make this up!

[Yadon Toploy]

Desperately trying to stem the growing discontent that will be inevitably be directed at their government.

 

I can understand paying healthcare providers extra but Police and Military?

[thequietman]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

while those who work in supporting fields, such as police officers and military personnel, will receive Bt1,000.

I'm confused! What Xactly do these 2 groups contribute to the Covid-19 situation?  Serious question. ????

[Phuketshrew]

34 minutes ago, Yadon Toploy said:

I can understand paying healthcare providers extra but Police and Military?

Come the revolution they will need their support ...

[fondue zoo]

Let me first say I'm not a financial/investment expert in any way.

But now after stating there is not enough money to sustain payments to those whose livelihoods are affected by the current situation, could they not access their foreign exchange reserve (220 Billion USD) ?

[Bender Rodriguez]

what a wonderful country.... people in government, paid for doing nothing and now extra CASH on top, but for the starving populace with no job, sorry, no money

 

amazing Thailand

[seajae]

govt approved graft, bonuses for govt workers that are simply doing what they are already  paid for, nothing new really

[Odysseus123]

1 hour ago, Phuketshrew said:

Come the revolution they will need their support ...

That is a very astute observation..

 

Yes-they are shoring up the support of their government salaried middle class.

 

Apart from the Army-all gov'ts in Thailand require the support of this class and without them they are gone..

[monkfish]

Have Civil Servants even lost 1b in their salary since the outbreak?
and now they're giving themselves a bonus when there are those who have lost everything!

Seriously you can't make this stuff up it's mad!

[soi3eddie]

2 hours ago, dinsdale said:

I would like to see a transperent list of who gets what from this.

No chance! Never! Transparency doesn't exist here. Only opaque and vague details and disclosure. 

[soi3eddie]

48 minutes ago, seajae said:

govt approved graft, bonuses for govt workers that are simply doing what they are already  paid for, nothing new really

Healthcare staff deserve more recognition and overtime if they are working longer hours. Many idividuals in the service sector are now unemployed, no revenue, no social security yet their claim for the promised 5,000 Baht support is continually rejected. There is a grave injustice being committed by the so called government of Thailand here. The ordinary hard working Thai people deserve better. 

 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The Cabinet also approved the Office's proposal to appoint 38,105 personnel in 24 medicine-related fields to civil servant positions to fulfil personnel needs in the government agencies,” added Traisulee.

  38,105 More snouts in the trough? Thailand doesn't need that.

[brain150]

 

“The Cabinet also approved the Office's proposal to appoint 38,105 personnel in 24 medicine-related fields to civil servant positions to fulfil personnel needs in the government agencies,” added Traisulee. “The appointments will be done in three batches, in May, August and November.”

 

... Thailand has 2,700 cases !!!

The whole Scandemic is nonsense but it gets quite a bit funny now.

What exactly are they fighting ??? ... other than being bored to death

[The Barmbeker]

35 minutes ago, brain150 said:

 

“The Cabinet also approved the Office's proposal to appoint 38,105 personnel in 24 medicine-related fields to civil servant positions to fulfil personnel needs in the government agencies,” added Traisulee. “The appointments will be done in three batches, in May, August and November.”

 

... Thailand has 2,700 cases !!!

The whole Scandemic is nonsense but it gets quite a bit funny now.

What exactly are they fighting ??? ... other than being bored to death

...the real numbers coming out, so that people like you can go on pretending, all is fine & dandy in Thailand!

[Bob12345]

3 hours ago, fondue zoo said:

Let me first say I'm not a financial/investment expert in any way.

But now after stating there is not enough money to sustain payments to those whose livelihoods are affected by the current situation, could they not access their foreign exchange reserve (220 Billion USD) ?

The foreign reserves are from the BoT, not the government. The government has a yearly budget that they can spend, which needs to be appproved first. The BoT is a seperate institution which is supposed to be independent.

 

If the government had direct access to those foreign reserves, there would be no USD left in there anymore by now.

[grumpy 4680]

         All this cash they are said to be giving out, and ok for government officials to receive cashed gifts, Why did they make so much fuss over opposition leader Thanathorn, he lent loans that were declared, there will be no telling where all this cash goes.

[Brigand]

Quote

“The move to disburse gift money from the Bt2.7 billion budget to civil servants who have been working to fight Covid-19 was proposed by the Office of the Civil Service Commission,” she said.

Unreal. Civil servants are one of the main reasons you don't have any money because they leach so much out of the taxpayer with all sorts of excessive perks/pay rises/creative accounting etc. and get away with it just so as to keep them in line. Really is a slap-in-the-face to your average Thai that they just said to everyone about the government not having any money so you can forget the handouts after a month. How tone deaf can you be to announce this the next day? 

[marko kok prong]

I don't know why they announced it, from what i can see no change anyway.

[worgeordie]

5 hours ago, thequietman said:

I'm confused! What Xactly do these 2 groups contribute to the Covid-19 situation?  Serious question. ????

Maybe the Government is going to need their help when those

that thought they were going to get 3 X 5,000 Thb payments,

now only find out they are only going to get 1 payment,then

there are lots of other dissatisfied citizens who are going to

get nothing,it will be best to have Army and Police on your side.at times like that.

regards worgeordie

[Cake Monster]

Its obscene thats what it is 

[ChipButty]

6 hours ago, Thailand said:

You could not make this up!

Yeah you could

[ThailandRyan]

6 hours ago, Yadon Toploy said:

Desperately trying to stem the growing discontent that will be inevitably be directed at their government.

 

I can understand paying healthcare providers extra but Police and Military?

Government honchos need hazard pay apparently...

[Hayduke]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Cash gifts okayed for government officials fighting Covid-19

 

Once again, the brilliant foresight and bold leadership of PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is clear.

 

Scorning wasteful populist measures of distributing cash to the common people....he is carefully and wisely allocating additional funds to police and military members. A sound decision.

 

After all, these are the loyal forces who ensure the good order of his regime and stand ready to vigorously defend both himself and democratic Thailand against its enemies.

 

Well done, general.

 

 

Edited April 16, 2020 by Hayduke

[mrfill]

To be known as the TMCF

Tea Money Compensation Fund

[JAG]

7 hours ago, Phuketshrew said:

Come the revolution they will need their support ...

Would you hold the mobs at bay whilst they run for the airport, all for the promise of an extra B1000 a month?

[EvetsKram]

Disgusted! 

[rbkk]

1 hour ago, mrfill said:

To be known as the TMCF

Tea Money Compensation Fund

Not to be confused with the Milk Tea Fund!

Edited April 16, 2020 by rbkk