The digital wallet initiative proposed by the government has come under fire from Jatuporn Prompan, a former red-shirt leader and co-leader of the Melting Pot Group. In a livestream on Facebook, Jatuporn voiced his concerns about the ruling Pheu Thai Party’s repeated withdrawal from pledges, including their initial vow not to form a government with ex-coalition parties from the previous Prayut Chan-o-cha administration.
Jatuporn was particularly critical of the proposed digital wallet scheme. He mentioned how the government had backpedalled on its funding, now proposing to borrow half a trillion baht to finance it. This shift was a stark contrast to Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s earlier assurance of no loan procurement for policy execution.
He further highlighted the potential legal obstacles the proposed act might encounter, as it has to…
