House, Permanent Secretary of the Treasury Specify the national bank to send the letter to The Cabinet reviews digital wallets without any hiccups, pointing out that they are old proposals. Move forward according to the original plan
Mr. Lawan Saengsanit, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance Revealed after meeting with Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. By giving an interview about the case Mr. Setthaput Suthiwat Narueput Governor of the Bank of Thailand Send a letter to the Cabinet (Cabinet) to review and make observations on the project. Top up digital wallet 10,000 baht that the Governor of the Bank of Thailand can give his opinion. Both agree and have objections. which we listen to And yesterday’s Cabinet meeting (April 23) considered the issue of principles. and steps to take from now on But the regulations and laws that must be implemented accordingly? and stated that the opinion of the Governor of the Bank of Thailand This did not cause the project to falter. And n
ow there is still time to consider. After this, we must begin to proceed. Because it has already been approved in principle.
As for the opinions of the Governor of the Bank of Thailand which came out to indicate that Request that the target group be reduced to only the vulnerable group with low incomes, approximately 15 million people, will this proposal be taken into consideration or not? Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance stated that The Governor of the Bank of Thailand Have given opinions like this since the beginning. until passed the consideration of the Policy Committee Project to top up 10,000 baht via digital wallet, which group is suitable? which has already gone through all those steps What the Governor of the Bank of Thailand commented on was the same suggestion that he had always made at the meeting. Nothing is a new issue. At the meeting, the Bank of Thailand’s concerns were already clarified.
When asked whether there would be another clarification to the Bank of Thailand, Mr. Lawan
confirmed the original statement that This has already been explained to the Bank of Thailand. and BoT Governor will not be able to attend the meeting I think there shouldn’t be any problem. Because we consider the form of a committee The Governor of the Bank of Thailand is also a member of the committee. And the other 20 committee members did not have this opinion, confirming that the digital wallet project Will continue according to the original plan as approved by the Cabinet.
As for the Council of State, there will be an interpretation. Is it related to the concerns of the Bank of Thailand?? Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance said it was not relevant. It’s a matter of Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives or BAAC, which is considered new. by the minister He ordered that this must be done carefully. On the issue that we see is unclear. The decree is to be consulted on legal matters. At this time, the matter has not been submitted to the Royal Decree at all. Ready to specify that U
sing the 2025 budget from the BAAC according to Section 28 will be able to be implemented this October. It is considered that there is still time.
Source: Thai News Agency
