Election Commission of Thailand, April 8- The Election Commission of Thailand ordered the Pheu Thai Party to clarify the "source - amount" that will use the digital wallet policy, 10,000 baht per person after incomplete notification.

The reporter reported that from the case of Mr. Srettha Thavisin, a candidate for the Prime Minister of the Pheu Thai Party Keynote speech highlighting the policy of giving money in digital wallets to Thai people aged 16 years and over, 10,000 baht per person, by Mr. Srettha. Speech at one of the Pheu Thai Party on April 5th.

It was reported that the Pheu Thai Party had informed the Election Commission of such campaign policy under Section 57 of the 2017 Political Party Act, but did not specify the amount of money required and the source of the money. There are also many policies that do not specify the amount of money required and the source of the money, which the Election Commission will inform the party to make corrections as required by law.

However, Section 57 of the 2017 Political Parties Act stipulates that the determination of a political party's policy used to advertise any policy requires spending money to advertise that policy. Must have at least 1. credit limit that must be used and the source of funds to be used in the implementation. 2. Value and benefit of policy implementation. 3. Effects and risks of policy implementation. If a political party does not provide such a list The Election Commission has ordered all actions to be completed and correct within the specified timeframe. .-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency