Move Forward Party MP, Amarat Chokepamitkul, on Tuesday asked the Revenue Department to look into whether Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha included the utility charges for his official residence in his personal income tax declaration.
Ms Amarat handed a letter to the department’s director-general yesterday, in which she urged the department to look at Gen Prayut’s personal income tax filings from 2014, to see if the premier included his electricity and water bills — which are paid by the army — in his assessable income list.
The opposition lawmaker also urged the department to act if it finds any irregularities in the PM’s declarations.
Gen Prayut has resided at an army house at the 1st Infantry Regiment base on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Bangkok since he became army commander-in-chief in 2010. He continues to reside at the residence, even though he officially…
