Thai govt spokesman denies '200,000 Baht per day' food budget

[Andre0720]

Well, one has to give some tip you know...

Wonder who does the cooking...Might be her mom...

[Nickymaster]

I am not sure but I heard that Thaksin's fancy mouthpiece and Red shirt lawyer Robert Amsterdam is visiting Thailand more often lately. So the THB 200,000 spending on food could be correct.

[hansnl]

Who on earth could possibly eat 200K worth of food per day.

I presume such an amount of money is uneatable.

However, it is named a budget!

Entirely different, isn't it?

[Krataiboy]

Since all Parliamentarians' allowances come from the public purse, there is presumably a list somewhere of exactly what they are. Why doesn't the government simply publish it and dispel all these nasty rumours?

[ChrisY1]

Dusit Thani catering is not cheap!

I seem to remember some time ago, that Yingluks daily food cost was reported to be in the vicinity of Thb 20K..

[johnlandy]

Who on earth could possibly eat 200K worth of food per day.

Well, whilst difficult anything is possible when MP's pocket 60% of the money spent on most items being procured.

[chooka]

I don't know if this is fact of fiction but look at the government house canteen its quite nice:

Geez the Queen of England would be envious on how Thai politicians dine.

[chooka]

Dusit Thani catering is not cheap!

I seem to remember some time ago, that Yingluks daily food cost was reported to be in the vicinity of Thb 20K..

20K a day, good to see she is now dieting or has already had her fill from the troth.

[Fullstop]

He further explained that the Government House does have a special budget for the meals served in events that the government welcomed its dignitaries. However, he stressed that the special set of menu is not as extravagant as the ant-government critics have alleged.

That's right! ... It's only 100,000 Baht per day!

[marell]

Who on earth could possibly eat 200K worth of food per day.

Eating 200K worth of food and spending 200K (allegedly for food) are two different things.

[Spare]

You people will be happy if she spend only 100 Baht per day eating somtum with the locals by the road, and save 20 Baht drinking the free complimentary water.

You should not compare her with your local wives.

[Pimay1]

You people will be happy if she spend only 100 Baht per day eating somtum with the locals by the road, and save 20 Baht drinking the free complimentary water.

You should not compare her with your local wives.

I've always like that expression "you people".

[finnomick]

Of course this figure is wrong.....20baht per meal from any one of those motorcycle soup kitchens would mean 10,000 meals and there sure isn't that many members of parliament

[Nickymaster]

You people will be happy if she spend only 100 Baht per day eating somtum with the locals by the road, and save 20 Baht drinking the free complimentary water.

You should not compare her with your local wives.

I agree that a THB 100/day food budget is not appropriate for a lady of her status. But THB 200,000 is a bit too much don't you think so?

I give my local wife THB 150/day. I should add that she is vegetarian. Uh I mean, recently became vegetarian. She says that meat is very expensive nowadays.

You think that's enough?

[chuang]

Only a moron would allege such thing...

[johnnie20110]

You people will be happy if she spend only 100 Baht per day eating somtum with the locals by the road

Thanks to her brother's new policy, she's assured of 300 baht per day making it.

[WAERTH]

200,000 thousand baht per day is virtually impossible to spend on food here in Thailand. For 5,000 baht a day you can eat very well already. I personally cook myself, buy Thai food once a day and I spend about 250 baht a day in total, and that includes meat (Beef)

[gemini81]

You people will be happy if she spend only 100 Baht per day eating somtum with the locals by the road, and save 20 Baht drinking the free complimentary water.

You should not compare her with your local wives.

She would get more respect that way if she could relate to the locals.

Never had a single humble/challenging/difficult day in her life.

[FarmerJoe]

By the looks of your Avatar Chooka, I don't think your even spending 20 baht a day.

[peecee]

Who on earth could possibly eat 200K worth of food per day.

Clearly you've not been invited to one of Queen Elizabeth's do's!

[peecee]

I don't know if this is fact of fiction but look at the government house canteen its quite nice:

Geez the Queen of England would be envious on how Thai politicians dine.

Not when you throw in the cost of inviting the world's ambassadors,Commonwealth knobs, as well as the rest of Great Britain and Northern Island's great and good at her soirees!

Probably no change from £200,000 & that's just the booze!!

[Robby nz]

The real problem is that PT have told so many lies in the past that its impossible to know what is the truth.

There seems to be a culture among them of a denial as an automatic response to anything they are caught out on.

A case in point was the speaker of the house denying the there were riot police outside and calling them traffic cops when it was easily proved he was telling a lie.

[sirchai]

I'm wondering if they're aware what rice farmers in northeast eat on daily basis. Time for a -political- change.-

[12DrinkMore]

Govt Spokesman Denies '200,000 Baht Per Day' Food Budget

Oooooook

So what is it then? Bt199,999 a day?

Nope could be THB 500,000 per day.

Just as long as it is not exactly 200,000 the spokesman is on solid ground.

[Stokakrishna]

Who on earth could possibly eat 200K worth of food per day.

in Thailand it is possible

[Thaddeus]

Who on earth could possibly eat 200K worth of food per day.

Cherie Blair

[Yunla]

Its not really as serious a criticism as being the sister of an on-the-run criminal who killed thousands of poor people in a fake war on drugs, and plundered billions from the national coffers. Or the fact that she and her cabinet take orders from him while he hides from justice overseas. Which is treason by the way. But yeah, big dinners etc. blah blah blah.

[Yunla]

Who on earth could possibly eat 200K worth of food per day.

Cherie Blair

She could fit it all in her mouth at once.