News Forum - Missing 50 million baht is a misunderstanding, says govt

[Thaiger]

UPDATE The Thai government says there has been a misunderstanding about the missing 50 million baht promised to tobacco farmers. The money is still in government coffers and would be distributed to tobacco farmers as promised by May next year. Last week, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urged Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan and relevant departments to investigate the missing 50 million baht. PM Prayut could not understand why the money had not been distributed to the tobacco farmers after it had been approved by the Cabinet. The Finance Ministry’s Deputy Minister, Santi Promphat, told Thai media yesterday that the missing […]

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[palooka]

The Tobacco Authority of Thailand has already distributed half of the budget, 56.16 million baht, to the farmers.

Do they exist?

Plenty of porkies here I'm thinking.

[Prosaap]

Misunderstanding 555 yes and i was born yesterday

[Soidog]

Risible !! 

[ChrisS]

"PM Prayut could not understand why the money had not been distributed to the tobacco farmers after it had been approved by the Cabinet."

Did he not get his cut then?