Thai Military Commission’s six-point plan to scrutinize budget and troop size

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Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, a member of the Future Forward Party and chairman of the Military Commission, revealed a six-pronged policy framework for the Military Commission of the House of Representatives, aimed at scrutinising the military budget and streamlining troop size.

 

According to a Facebook post by Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, the Military Commission of the House of Representatives convened a meeting yesterday, at 1pm, where it established a policy framework for joint operations covering the military budget, debt obligations, business welfare, off-budget funds, resource allocation between the military and civilians, and downsizing of the military, welfare, and welfare of standard and junior soldiers. This policy framework was summarised into six areas:

 

1. Monitoring and auditing the budget, debt obligations, procurement of the military and the Ministry of Defence, business welfare, commerce, and off-budget funds to ensure transparency, free from corruption, and public disclosure.

 

Economical Defence is used as a guideline for monitoring government policies to ensure that investment and budget expenditure is in line with the country’s security in a new format that positively impacts the economy and quality of life of the people. For example,

– Offsetting policy in procurement

 

– Transfer of military land ownership to the government to allocate to farmers or for public benefit. Managing military areas to solve problems for the people such as solving water storage to alleviate flood problems, waste management, producing electricity from renewable energy from sunlight, biomass or wind

 

– Spearheading prevention and suppression of drugs, smuggling of illegal goods, human trafficking and illegal oil. Using off-budget military funds to invest in research related to the country’s security in a new format.

 

by Samantha Rose

Photo: Bangkok Post

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-10-13

 

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[hotchilli]

He'll be looking for new employment by Monday... 

[zzaa09]

56 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

He'll be looking for new employment by Monday... 

Indeed.

Never muck around with all things militarism - the heart and soul of our existence.

[Srikcir]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

at scrutinising the military budget

Back in 2020 I think it was that Future Forward Party leader Thanathon asked the army during a House budget panel meeting about ALL the military's off-budget incomes (ie., military private enterprises, paid public use of military facilities, sale of natural resources, licensing of private enterprises on military posts, etc.) and demanded more transparency in order, I assume, to put into perspective the army's government budgetary requirements.

As I recall, the army's response was that it will provide complete transparency - but never did.

Time now for that transparency.

[chickenslegs]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn, a member of the Future Forward Party

I thought the Future Forward Party was disbanded over 3 years ago.

[sammieuk1]

Hopefully he is not looking at a bunch of new orifices by 1.05pm ????

[PETERTHEEATER]

The military owned golf courses give practical experience in rangefinding and ballistics. ????

[spidermike007]

Anything that can be done to reduce the size, budget and power of the army would be an enormous benefit of the nation. They spend their budget like a giant Hoover vacuum. And give very little in return for it. They are barely needed by the nation. 

[Iron Tongue]

Splendid idea!

The Army should promote and appoint at least 20 new generals to investigate this!