Government whips reject Opposition call for debate on executive decrees

 

 

Opposition demands for the convening of a special parliamentary meeting, to debate the Thai government’s three executive decrees, related to the acquisition of massive loans to cushion the economic impacts of COVID-19, have been rejected by the governing coalition parties.

 

Government chief whip, Mr. Virat Rattanaseth, said today that the whips, meeting by teleconference, disagreed with the Opposition’s proposal, citing the ongoing pandemic, and said that parliament is already scheduled to reconvene on May 22nd, which is a little more than three weeks away.

 

He suggested that the Opposition spend those three weeks preparing themselves to debate the decrees, including those which allow the Government to borrow up to 1.9 trillion baht.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/government-whips-reject-opposition-call-for-debate-on-executive-decrees/

 

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3 hours ago, webfact said:

including those which allow the Government to borrow up to 1.9 trillion baht.

Urgent, we need many more troughs ...now, expensive,overpriced ones.

regards Worgeordie

Edited April 28, 20206 yr by worgeordie

Of course they'd reject such an idea of a debate.....it wouldn't be a dictatorial if that happened!

3 hours ago, webfact said:

He suggested that the Opposition spend those three weeks preparing themselves to debate the decrees, including those which allow the Government to borrow up to 1.9 trillion baht.

By which time the troughs will have been filled, and emptied.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

including those which allow the Government to borrow up to 1.9 trillion baht.

Transparency will ensue of course.