PM: vaccine funding diverted from MOPH to Central Fund for urgent use

[webfact]

 

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha explained today (Wednesday) to MPs, particularly those of the coalition Bhumjaithai Party, that he diverted Public Health Ministry funding, for the procurement and management of COVID-19 vaccines, to the Central Fund, which is under his direct supervision, for ease of use in emergency.

 

Addressing lawmakers on the last day of the three-day debate on the 3.1-trillion-baht public sector spending bill for the 2022 fiscal year, the prime minister said that nobody, himself included, knows when the fight against the contagion will be over and how much money will be needed claiming, therefore, that it was more appropriate to move the vaccine funding from the Public Health Ministry to the Central Fund.

 

He explained that the vaccine funding comes from two sources, borrowing and the Central Fund so, when there is an urgent need for more vaccines, money can be disbursed from either source.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/pm-vaccine-funding-diverted-from-moph-to-central-fund-for-urgent-use/

 

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[sammieuk1]

Should be enough procurement for those much needed 3 Chinese tanks that arrived yesterday although they are a bit hard to swallow????

[MasterBaker]

good morning, what should i do today? coffee, move budget from one pocket to another, save the world next...

[colinneil]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

, that he diverted Public Health Ministry funding,

I wonder how much was diverted to places where it should not have been diverted to.????????

[mtls2005]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

that he diverted Public Health Ministry funding, for the procurement and management of COVID-19 vaccines, to the Central Fund, which is under his direct supervision

 

This looks like quite the slap in the face for anutin/bjt.

 

 

Hopefully this will result in improvements in the procurement and administration of vaccines. <cough>

 

 

 

 

 

[ThailandRyan]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

diverted Public Health Ministry funding, for the procurement and management of COVID-19 vaccines, to the Central Fund, which is under his direct supervision, for ease of use in emergency.

Diverted into the Central fund for ease of easing it where it should not be spent or donated.  Why move the funds at all.  All it takes is an appropriations request and authorization to use it for specified items.  Why now move it where he can do with it as he wants.  Is the MOPH budget now going to be held up because of in-fighting with the PM.  Things do not look above board in my view.

[faraday]

Yet he says everyone will be vaccinated this year, but hasn't done a cost analysis?

 

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[ikke1959]

I hope they will use their brains and don't give all that power to such an incompetent man.. Better keep things separated

[mtls2005]

Just now, ikke1959 said:

I hope they will use their brains and don't give all that power to such an incompetent man.. Better keep things separated

 

You mean the pm, or someone else?

 

The pm already has all the power, he's literally in charge of EVERYTHING. He heads every committee, is minister of defense, the police report directly to him, he has an emergency decree and the full backing of the insitution.

 

 

[ThailandRyan]

33 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

 

You mean the pm, or someone else?

 

The pm already has all the power, he's literally in charge of EVERYTHING. He heads every committee, is minister of defense, the police report directly to him, he has an emergency decree and the full backing of the insitution.

 

 

Since he is the Czar, is Anutin his Rasputin?

[hotchilli]

55 minutes ago, faraday said:

Yet he says everyone will be vaccinated this year, but hasn't done a cost analysis?

 

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No such thing as a "Cap-Ex" in Thailand.

[ikke1959]

1 hour ago, mtls2005 said:

 

You mean the pm, or someone else?

 

The pm already has all the power, he's literally in charge of EVERYTHING. He heads every committee, is minister of defense, the police report directly to him, he has an emergency decree and the full backing of the insitution.

 

 

Don't give him all the money

 

[Venom]

....????

[chilly07]

As he is in charge of everything no need to  move the funds unless he wants to  spend on something  other than vaccines? 

[rbkk]

I'm sure it can't possibly have anything to do with the reports that they had to be physically held apart by their aides at a recent meeting. Ah, the secrets of Thailand.... 

[Andycoops]

Me thinks parts of it will disappear as the CF is under the corrupt Muppets control into the offshore account.