Massive Petition Against Digital Wallet Project Filed

[webfact]

 

A MASSIVE PETITION against the Pheu Thai-led government’s 10,000-baht digital wallet project has been submitted to the Office of the Ombudsman.

 

Chief Ombudsman Somsak Suwansujarit confirmed today (Oct.12) the petition was recently filed by the so-called Universities Network for Thailand’s Reform and has already been accepted by his agency which, he said, will not take it into account until the government has publicly unveiled any detailed plans for the implementation of the questionable project.

 

The proponents of the petition including more than 130 Chulalongkorn and Thammasat economists and other university academics concluded that the 10,000-baht digital wallet project would practically violate the constitution and laws pertaining to state treasury and financial disciplinary principles and called on the Office of the Ombudsman to forward it over either to the Constitutional Court or Administrative Court to deliver a ruling on it.

 

By Thai Newsroom Reporters

Top: Chief Ombudsman Somsak Suwansujarit, left, and a banner of the 10,000 baht digital wallet project displayed at a Pheu Thai campaign rally earlier this year. Photo: Matichon.

 

Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2023-10-13

 

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[hotchilli]

Ohhh what a dilemma, save the money and scrap the pay-out, nice idea.... but then reap the wrath of all those wanting their 10,0000 baht.

PTP in the thick of it. 

[kingstonkid]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Ohhh what a dilemma, save the money and scrap the pay-out, nice idea.... but then reap the wrath of all those wanting their 10,0000 baht.

PTP in the thick of it. 

Actually this is the PT ticket out.  They can say we wanted to do it but the elite would not allow it.  I am willing to bet there's not much of a fight

 

A better solution is to use the money to help senior citizens and raise there monthly.

[Pouatchee]

puke thais populist policy got them in office. hopefully it will get them out. if ever there was an evil political party in thailand, it would be puke thai

[2baht]

But....but....I already bought the new Honda click with 1000 baht deposit???

[bamnutsak]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

PTP in the thick of it. 

Meh.

 

They can blame the powerful people who stopped this.

 

 

[RichardColeman]

What ? Politicians not doing what their political agenda promised prior to gaining power - bet that doe not happen in other countries ever

[ikke1959]

another promised that will not be kept, makes that this Government is very trustworthy...So all because a fugitive has to come home was the the goal apparently... Good image for Thailand 

[shackleton]

Well not surprised that the well off don't need the ???? 

But don't want others getting it either ???? 

The well off just looking after their own interests a common trait here in Thailand  ????

[fondue zoo]

52 minutes ago, kingstonkid said:

Actually this is the PT ticket out.  They can say we wanted to do it but the elite would not allow it.  I am willing to bet there's not much of a fight

 

A better solution is to use the money to help senior citizens and raise there monthly.

 

There are a lot of negative articles popping up all of a sudden, someone is creating an out or a massive watering down.

 

 

[alien365]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The proponents of the petition including more than 130 Chulalongkorn and Thammasat economists and other university academics

So basically rich yellow shirts are against others getting a bit of cash. 

[WHansen]

The ones complaining are the ones that don.t need 10,000 Baht

[observer90210]

The point is not whether to give or not give out the cash with state funds. The point is how and who is to finance it ?

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, kingstonkid said:

Actually this is the PT ticket out.  They can say we wanted to do it but the elite would not allow it.  I am willing to bet there's not much of a fight

 

A better solution is to use the money to help senior citizens and raise there monthly.

No fight, if they scrap this payment the streets will be full of disgruntled 16+ year olds wanting their money.

Thais' put up with a lot of sh#t but muck around with their money and look-out

[Dogmatix]

9 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Ohhh what a dilemma, save the money and scrap the pay-out, nice idea.... but then reap the wrath of all those wanting their 10,0000 baht.

PTP in the thick of it. 

The problem might be that other coalition parties in the cabinet, that vehemently opposed the digital wallet in the election campaign, might get scared of being investigated by the NAAC for approving the digital wallet, from which they get no political advantage anyway,  n a cabinet resolution. PT has less seats than BJP, PPRP and UTN.  So a coalition rift over it could cause the coalition to collapse.  If so, good riddance to bad rubbish.  Never seen such a bunch of crooks and incompetents in a cabinet.