PM queries accuracy of poll saying Thais okay with cancellation of digital wallet

“The most important factor is that this policy has been announced in Parliament and has become a commitment to people’s representatives and must be implemented,” Phumtham said.

The project’s future is seen as hanging in the balance after the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) announced that its subpanel had found that the country’s current state of economy does not warrant a huge 500-billion-baht loan. The NACC also warned that the project could face massive siphoning.

This warning prompted Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat to concede that the project might not meet the May deadline, and that the governemntt may have to wait for the NACC to issue a formal opinion.

However on Monday, Phumtham disagreed with Julapun’s statement, saying the government did not have to wait for the NACC’s formal stance on the issue,…