Govt. found rich, dead people registering for low-income welfare money

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photo: Peter Hellberg

 

In a project to give low-income earners a New Year's gift of cash, the Ministry of Finance said that, of the 8.3 million people who registered for the money, some of them are dead, rich, or not even Thai.

 

Finance Secretary-General Somchai Sujjapongse said the payday will have to be postponed for now as the ministry has to check all 8.3 million names who registered for the one-time sum of money.

 

The rule is that people who earn less than THB30,000 per year can receive THB3,000, transferred their bank accounts, as a one-time gift from the government, while those with an annual salary of less than THB100,000 can receive THB1,500.

 

Full Story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2016/12/09/govt-found-rich-dead-people-registering-low-income-welfare-money

 

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3 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

In a project to give low-income earners a New Year's gift of cash, the Ministry of Finance said that, of the 8.3 million people who registered for the money, some of them are dead, rich, or not even Thai.

The wealthy, zombies and foreigners...bunch of greedy &@#$@*!#, the lot of them.

 

Get them out now...

 

 

Mind, regarding the claim the rich are claiming this 'bonus', are those behind this scheme seriously saying earning over 100,000 baht a year makes you rich?

Edited December 9, 20169 yr by Bluespunk

No One should be surprised ,the Government handing money out,

you just know there is going to be corruption involved,it's a given.

regards worgeordie

Inside job?

Well I am gob smacked. What a surprise...

Earning less than 30.000 bht per year,  no wonder the dead are applying ............................................

Three questions, are you rich? No. Are you Thai? yes. Are you dead? No. 1000 baht a question, show me the money.

Will it ever be revealed how many civil servants involved in administering the scheme are complicit ?

So much for populist policies being a thing of the past.

near my place is a gov subsidized low rent/income apartment complex. thing is most of occupants have shiny new cars when they are supposed to be too poor

4 minutes ago, atyclb said:

near my place is a gov subsidized low rent/income apartment complex. thing is most of occupants have shiny new cars when they are supposed to be too poor

That's why they're poor, probably up to their ears in debt! 

Again, greed raises it's ugly head, is there no morality whatsoever with these grubs?

well a lot of the rich don't declare the salary correctly, which makes them eligible for the hand out. On top of that, many think if they don't take the hand out, it will end up in the governments own pockets which is also true.

"But sir" Somchai explained, My salary is over 500,000 Baht per year, but I only actually earn  50,000 of it.

Edited December 10, 20169 yr by loong
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Well you got their bank accounts ,freeze them and put the scumbags in jail and give big fine ,how many are government workers ?

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

said the payday will have to be postponed for now as the ministry has to check all 8.3 million names who registered for the one-time sum of money.

Take my name off of the list I will be dead by the time you check 8 million people. 10% of the population really? Of course some of the elite wanted a piece of action. 

3 hours ago, tompelli said:

Three questions, are you rich? No. Are you Thai? yes. Are you dead? No. 1000 baht a question, show me the money.

Sounds like a Jeopardy question. 

Corruption  does not exist  in Thailand,  it  is the land of milk  and honey.

  Come  on,  don't any of you believe me?  Hey  you give me 2000 baht

I vote for you, cause you must be a good guy..

Geezer

19 hours ago, Denim said:

So much for populist policies being a thing of the past.

Is this populist or for the ' good of the people, returning happiness ' etc ?

Same same but different if the junta does it.

On 12/10/2016 at 10:54 AM, madmitch said:

That's why they're poor, probably up to their ears in debt! 

Its a world wide phenomenon. If not for credit everything would be in the minus column and 10 year old cars would be in demand. Its a party enjoy it while you can.