EC turns down proposal for special budget to ease household power charges

[webfact]

 

The Election Commission (EC) has rejected the government’s proposal to use about 11 billion baht of a special budget to ease household electricity charges, on the grounds that the proposal was not approved by the cabinet.

 

The proposal was submitted to the EC on Tuesday by the Office of the Secretary-General of the cabinet, on behalf of the Ministry of Energy. The EC discovered, however, that the Office of the Secretary-General had failed to mention the cabinet’s approval for the use of the special budget.

 

The EC has not yet received a new letter from the Secretary-General.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/ec-turns-down-proposal-for-special-budget-to-ease-household-power-charges/

 

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[whiteman]

the sky is falling ????

[h90]

more socialist action instead of having cheap energy

[rbkk]

Wiping my ars! hasn't been approved by the Cabinet either but it still gets done. 

Edited April 29, 2023 by rbkk

[cncltd1973]

confused why the Election Commission was asked about something that should be approved between Energy and Parliament. is gov't assistance for energy bills going to be the platform this gov't runs on for reelection?

[loong]

Now they can say - "Well we wanted to make it your electricity bills less expensive but the nasty EC vetoed it"!

[Srikcir]

27 minutes ago, cncltd1973 said:

confused why the Election Commission was asked about something that should be approved between Energy and Parliament. is gov't assistance for energy bills going to be the platform this gov't runs on for reelection?

My thought was that such a proposal might be considered vote-buying similar to PTP proposals that should fall under EC scrutiny relative to the upcoming election.

But without such review the EC determines that the validity of the Prayut caretaker government's budget proposal just prior to an election falls to the government's Cabinet? So effectively bypassing any vote-buying investigation? 

PTP should too take this issue to the Office of the Ombudsman and Constitutional Court. 

[hotchilli]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

The proposal was submitted to the EC on Tuesday by the Office of the Secretary-General of the cabinet, on behalf of the Ministry of Energy. The EC discovered, however, that the Office of the Secretary-General had failed to mention the cabinet’s approval for the use of the special budget.

 

10 hours ago, webfact said:

The Election Commission (EC) has rejected the government’s proposal to use about 11 billion baht of a special budget to ease household electricity charges, on the grounds that the proposal was not approved by the cabinet

Left hand right hand syndrome?

[hotchilli]

58 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

PTP should too take this issue to the Office of the Ombudsman and Constitutional Court. 

Who do as they're told.?

Edited April 29, 2023 by hotchilli

[MrJ2U]

9 hours ago, loong said:

Now they can say - "Well we wanted to make it your electricity bills less expensive but the nasty EC vetoed it"!

Probably.

 

Also it helps only people who have electric bills 300 baht or less.  So if you have more than two lightbulbs and a fan your probably out of luck already. 

[DJ54]

Subs with no motor .. no problem.. .. makes them energy efficient… 555