PM Paetongtarn during her inauguration speech | Photo via @ingshin/X

 

by Ryan Turner

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is set to deliver a significant public address tomorrow, December 10, where she will highlight her Cabinet’s accomplishments over the past three months and underscore the importance of the government’s key policies for the upcoming year.

 

The address, titled 2025 Empowering Thais: A Real Possibility, will commence at 10am and will be broadcast live on NBT2HD, as well as streamed on the channel’s Facebook page.

 

Key initiatives to be discussed include the digital money handout scheme, the village fund, and various economic stimulus measures, according to a post made by the PM on Facebook and reiterated on X yesterday.

 

The address will take place at the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand (NBT) headquarters on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, with around 500 guests expected to attend.

Among those invited are Cabinet ministers, senior ministerial officials, department and division heads, provincial governors, military leaders, the national police chief, ministerial spokespersons, and heads of state enterprises.

 

A recent Suan Dusit Poll has revealed that many Thais are eagerly anticipating more cash handouts and measures to alleviate living costs, which are often perceived as traditional new year gifts from the government, reported Bangkok Post.

 

Digital wallet | Photo via Surachai Piraksa/Bangkok Post

Pornpan Buathong, President of Suan Dusit Poll, commented on the findings, highlighting the extent to which the global economic situation is affecting people’s lives.

 

“The impact of the sluggish economy now is holding back festive spending after the survey found that only 56.02% of poll respondents intended to travel over new year.”

 

In other news, in a dramatic U-turn, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra pulled the plug on a proposal to crank up the value-added tax (VAT) following a storm of public outrage. The PM took to X (formerly Twitter) today, December 6, decisively posting: “No VAT adjustment to 15%.”

 

This swift decision emerged from a huddle at Government House with Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira and her advisory team. The government found itself under fire after Pichai, who also serves as Deputy Prime Minister, floated the eyebrow-raising idea of spiking VAT from 7% to 15% on Tuesday.

 

Source: The Thaiger 

-- 2024-12-09

 

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

where she will highlight her Cabinet’s accomplishments

 

This should be entertaining.

 

 

Interesting that all this hullabaloo is taking place just as she tries to push through an amnesty bill that.....by pure coincidence ......will allow Yingluck to return to Thailand.

What is 2025 Empowering Thais: A Real Possibility, in Thai please?

She will be finished quickly... "Good afternoon everybody.. we had a partly hand out, we have our father back in the country and I have managed to hold the raise of the VAT , and unfortunately there were floodings this year although we promised there would not be any... Thank you for your attention".....

What else has she managed? 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is set to deliver a significant public address tomorrow, December 10, where she will highlight her Cabinet’s accomplishments over the past three months and underscore the importance of the government’s key policies for the upcoming year

Should be enlightening...

... Empowering... I bet rather than that, the suppression of people will continue at the cost of empowering the few 

The other English language newspaper suggests she will speak on Thursday.............."Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is due to make a major public address on Thursday"

 

For the record...................Thai PM will deliver a comprehensive performance review titled "2025 Empowering Thais: A Real Possibility" on 12 Dec at 10 AM.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The address, titled 2025 Empowering Thais: A Real Possibility,

she should start with a road safety briefing instead of her no doubt predictable populist rhetoric, dreamt up by daddy when he was bored in Dubai...

46 minutes ago, prakhonchai nick said:

The other English language newspaper suggests she will speak on Thursday.............."Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is due to make a major public address on Thursday"

 

Well, we'll find out tomorrow who's right won't we.

7 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

Well, we'll find out tomorrow who's right won't we.

Several other sources all say Thursday    Google is your friend!

5 hours ago, webfact said:

In other news, in a dramatic U-turn, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra pulled the plug on a proposal to crank up the value-added tax (VAT) following a storm of public outrage. The PM took to X (formerly Twitter) today, December 6, decisively posting: “No VAT adjustment to 15%.”

Nope - they'll raise it to 10%.

"See - we didn't lie!"

My guess if they raise the VAT they'll have riots in the streets.

"We going to cut taxes for the rich, raise the VAT to 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10% and screw you "little people."  Sucks to be you commoners!

Why don't they remove VAT from food and other essential items and raise the VAT on the remaining "non-essential/luxury items?

The poor will be better off and the rest won't notice it!

2 hours ago, prakhonchai nick said:

2 hours ago, Moonlover said:

Well, we'll find out tomorrow who's right won't we.

 

2 hours ago, prakhonchai nick said:

Several other sources all say Thursday    Google is your friend!

I really am not that interested.

1 hour ago, scottiejohn said:

"non-essential/luxury items?

Phones, tablets, motor bikes, TVs, internet.

Oh yes, wine, cheese, ALL food.