At the first Cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on September 13, the government launched a slew of economic stimulus measures, including the plan to pay civil servants twice a month.
The public sector employs about 3 million people, including civil servants, state employees, temporary employed, and state enterprises workers.
The new payment system, which is expected to start in January next year, has drawn criticism and sparked speculation that the government might run out of money.
Srettha, however, has dismissed the speculation about the government not having enough cash flow.
He said the new system would increase the cash flow of civil servants and it was an option not mandatory. The government has assigned the Comptroller-General’s Department to survey the opinion of civil servants.
Kulaya Tantitemit, director general at the…
