For Thailand: Make fines for minor offenses income-related so that the inequality between rich and poor offenders is reduced. As a foreigner, do you support this point?

In the Dutch-speaking community, there is a heavy debate on the subject: can a system like this bring foreigners into financial problems?

The discussion is like this:

Take that a “poor” family in Thailand has an income of 20 000 THB per month.

A speeding ticket, passing a red light, or not stopping for a zebra costing, can go up 4 000 THB.

If you take 4 000 THB, that is 20% of the income of the poor family.

If you take now a foreigner in Thailand, retirement, who does every year an extension with 800 000 THB on the bank.

This foreigner also will have a monthly income to live from, let us assume 40 000 THB per month.

If the (new) government decides, the foreigner also has to pay 20% of the income for a speeding fee, the new regulation can become a financial disaster if the foreigner doesn’t have an extra savings account.

20% of 800 000 THB = 160 000 THB.

20% of 40 000 = 8 000 THB

The 8 000 is payable, but if he has to pay 160 000 from the 800k in the bank account for immigration, that can become problematic for a new extension.

The same for an extension if married to a Thai partner.

Now it’s 400 000 on an account, 2 months before you ask for an extension. If you suddenly have to pay 20% of 400 000, that can become problematic.

These income numbers are guidelines, only the fine for a speeding ticket is fixed.

And that brings me to my question: Do you as a foreigner support a system like this?

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