National anti-graft watchdog raises reservations over government’s digital wallet scheme

[snoop1130]

 

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), has not approved or rejected the government’s beleaguered “digital wallet” scheme, but has expressed concerns that it may fall foul of the Constitution and fiscal discipline and may be open to corruption.

 

NACC Secretary-General Niwatchai Kasemmongkol told a news conference today that the NACC had set up a panel to study the scheme and gauge opinions from all stakeholders.

 

Under the scheme, every Thai national who is over 16 will receive 10,000 baht in digital credit, to be spent within six months in shops within a 4km radius from their residences. The money cannot be used to settle debts.

 

Caption: NACC Secretary-General Niwatchai Kasemmongkol

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-02-07

 

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[jippytum]

Anti graft committee in name only. Pue Thai bribed the voters in the election. If MFP had done that they would be barred from government

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), has not approved or rejected the government’s beleaguered “digital wallet” scheme, but has expressed concerns that it may fall foul of the Constitution and fiscal discipline and may be open to corruption.

Stalling it as long as possible..

The government made an open bribe for votes, and now in office finds that the pot was emptied by the Junta and is now broke.

[The Old Bull]

A ridiculous idea . How can it work in rural areas where there are no shops using digital payment within four kilometers?  Also a lot of people registered in village house books work away, how would you deal with them?

[nahkit]

So a government scheme with an estimated budget of 500 billion baht "may be open to corruption".

 

Who'd have thought it?

 

From the full article :-

 

"The NACC has suggested that the Election Commission study whether a political party is legally bound to implement its election manifesto policies once it is in government".

 

Will they be looking into the previous lots promise to stamp out corruption?

[bokningar]

500 billion bath budget in Thailand. Does anyone really think there will be no corruption there.

[Bobthegimp]

They need to run it through Ukraine, as is being done in the West.

 

Only then can there be zero accounting and billions go missing.