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PM Forgoes Own Pay As Donation For Child Care
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. Photo: Thai Rath

 

PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin has offered to forgo his monthly pay and to turn it into a donation for child care activity.

 

Government spokesman Chai Wacharong confirmed today (Sep.28) that the prime minister has willingly offered to do without a total of 125,590 baht in monthly pay plus any allowances with intent to use that particular sum of the taxpayer’s money as a contribution to foundations looking after underprivileged children.

 

The prime minister’s monthly pay includes 75,590 baht in salary and 50,000 baht in entitlement pay in addition to allowances to be provided for his chairing or attending official meetings.

 

Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2023-09-29

 

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Prime Minister of Thailand, Srettha Thavisin, gives all salary to charity
by Petch Petpailin

 

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Photo via Facebook/ เศรษฐา ทวีสิน - Srettha Thavisin.

 

Prime Minister of Thailand Srettha Thavisin today declared that he will not accept his 125,590 baht monthly PM salary while he is in office, adding he will donate it to charity.

 

PM Office spokesperson Chai Watcharong said PM Srettha stressed to officials that charity is a good thing and everyone can do good according to their ability. To extend the act of kindness to every official, the 61 year old PM started with himself by donating his entire salary and allowance to charity.

 

According to Bright TV, PM Srettha earns about 125,590 baht per month, 75,590 baht is his salary and 50,000 baht is his position allowance. This amount does not include the allowance he receives for attending each Cabinet meeting.


The Bangkok-born prime minister stated that his salary could help people in immediate need, which would be faster than waiting for the budget and policies to work their way into the system. Official support from the government has to go through several steps, which makes it slow.

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-09-29

 

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There's nothing novel about this idea. That FORMER president in another, much bigger country said that he would do this. From what I read though, he never did. Just grand standing. 

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15 hours ago, mark131v said:

I am sure he will more than make up any loss from other means but after all face is everything....

 

 

I agree.. sure 125k (pretax) isn’t going to materially change the national financial picture nor any one of the charity organizations that are recipients… but… you’re also right it can have a meaningful impact on single recipients — so I’m all for it.

 

Plus, I suspect that like it is in the US with senior political positions (ie cabinet members and the like) they’ll make more on a post-service basis than they would have while actively in office though things like Board positions, consultancy gigs etc.

 

 

 

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11 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Yes. Prayut did. Compared to the backhanders, Prayut's and Srettha's salary were and are small change. It's not a "Decent gesture." It's populist grandstaning.

At least he actually did it instead of just saying so, unlike the lying orange man.

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32 minutes ago, Paradise Pete said:

At least he actually did it instead of just saying so, unlike the lying orange man.

I believe his predecessor also forewent his PM stipend.... so in good company!

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Well we can all be cynical, an essentially negative substitute for activity.

 

Politics is about symbolism. When politicians make the right symbolic gestures, things can change and improve. Make the wrong gestures - those of passivity & cynicism - and nothing ever changes.

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