Senator Somchai" advises the government to end the digital wallet project, pointing out that the country is not in a crisis. State the answer to the decree, not a green light, but a yellow light that flashes as a warning before the red light. Mr. Somchai Sawaengkarn, member of the Senate (Senator), gave an interview about the digital project. Government Wallet After the Council of State responded to the opinion that The government has now received a response from the Council of State and, therefore, the Digital Committee. Wallets should carefully consider the recommendations of the Council of State in issuing the 500,000 million baht loan act under Section 53, which is an urgent matter. It's a continuous story. There was an economic crisis. and was unable to prepare the budget in time. Therefore, the opinions of relevant parties, including the National Economic and Social Development Council, must be listened to. Bank of Thailand Ministry of Finance Budget Bureau which is in the Digital Wallet Committee 'I f there is an urgent need The Royal Decree should be issued from the beginning. As for the issue of not being able to make the budget in time, there is another problem because the government has been in government for 4 months now. When the question is whether it is an economic crisis or not, The crisis is that the country must have a very high negative GDP, resulting in an economic, financial and fiscal crisis, such as the Tom Yum Kung crisis. and the COVID-19 crisis, but at present there is no economic crisis. By the numbers, the rate of consumer growth continues. Treasury status And you back up is also very good. and trying to stimulate the tourism sector. Everything indicates that it is a little stiff after the COVID-19 crisis has come out and everything is going well. Therefore, it can be concluded that at this time it is not yet at a crisis level,' Mr. Somchai said. Mr. Somchai said that the Council of State requires that the opinions of other committees must be heard as well. Along with the addition o f Section 57, issues regarding the worthiness of spending The forecast for Thailand's GDP economic growth in 2024 is at 2.7 - 3.7 percent if 500 billion baht is brought into the economic system. It will cause the GDP number to increase by only 0.4 - 0.6 percent. Therefore, the answer is that it is not worth the money spent. In addition, the Council of State requests consideration of Sections 6, 7, 9, and 49 of the Central Financial Discipline Act. The treasury also came to supervise. In addition to Section 53 specified 'That said, the Council of State gave the green light. It was actually a yellow light flashing hard. And it's about to be a red light. Therefore, we would like to emphasize that we must consider carefully so as not to repeat the rice pledging project. I believe that the Digital Wallet Committee is made up of important government agencies. Please give your opinion on how you agree or disagree. If unable to move forward with the project Please explain to the people that the government may have t o stop the project due to various obstacles. He is confident that the people will accept it. I think we should develop other areas, training skills to create jobs and careers. It's better than handing out money after the money runs out and nothing will improve,' Mr. Somchai said. When asked whether the Senate would submit it to the Constitutional Court for interpretation, Mr. Somchai said that he had not yet reached that stage. The first step is to meet the digital committee. Wallet considered and sent his opinion to the Cabinet. It is considered evident that there is an economic crisis. Couldn't prepare a budget in time It is continuously urgent and worthwhile. However, when it reaches the House of Representatives The loan bill probably won't pass. Because it needs to be adjusted a lot. It is believed that the recommendations of the Council of State are with good intentions. Therefore, it is possible that it will not come to the Senate for consideration. If it comes to the Senate, it must be revised. Then y ou will become a prisoner of society. When the opinions of the two houses do not agree, this law may not be passed. And finally, even though it will pass The matter will go to the Constitutional Court anyway. Confirmed again that he did not oppose the loan of 500,000 million baht. When asked about the fate of the Prime Minister If you decide to move forward with this project, Mr. Somchai said, please don't go there at all. The Prime Minister has diligence and determination. But it might be in the wrong direction. Governments should not stubbornly pursue digital projects. Wallet because many parties protested the project And people don't want money. because they knew that the government would borrow money to distribute causing the country to have to use debt in the future Therefore, I would like to warn you with good hope that you should "quit".- Source: Thai News Agency