NACC Secretary-General Niwatchai Kasemmongkol
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), has not approved or rejected the government’s beleaguered “digital wallet” scheme, but has expressed concerns that it may fall foul of the Constitution and fiscal discipline and may be open to corruption.
NACC Secretary-General Niwatchai Kasemmongkol told a news conference today that the NACC had set up a panel to study the scheme and gauge opinions from all stakeholders.
Under the scheme, every Thai national who is over 16 will receive 10,000 baht in digital credit, to be spent within six months in shops within a 4km radius from their residences. The money cannot be used to settle debts.
The study identifies four main issues:
- Risk of policy corruption and corruption among recipients of the benefit.
- Thailand’s economic situation is not critical enough to justify the wholesale…
