PM moved vaccine funds from Health Ministry to Central Fund in case of “urgent need”

[Thaiger]

The PM has been re-jigging the government coffers, saying he transferred funding for Covid-19 vaccines from the Health Ministry to the Central Fund – in case of urgent need. Prayut Chan-o-cha was addressing MPs yesterday, the last day of a 3-day debate on the 3.1-trillion-baht national budget for 2022. In particular, the PM was responding to criticism from the coalition’s Bhumjaithai Party, with a number of MPs accusing him of diverting funds from the Health Ministry. According to a Thai PBS World report, the PM says nobody, including himself, has any idea when the pandemic will end, or how much […]

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[King Cotton]

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

in case of urgent need

Like in case he wants another submarine or tank or whatever to play with.

[Joe]

One can only hope that there is no shenanigans going on here! Althoug the government is moving slow!    

[colinneil]

On 6/3/2021 at 10:56 AM, Thaiger said:

with a number of MPs accusing him of diverting funds

When you here about Prayut diverting funds, you have to wonder where some of it is being diverted to.

[thai3]

Deckchairs on HMS Thaitanic, with a captain not qualified to run the ship

[SickBuffalo]

9 minutes ago, colinneil said:

When you here about Prayut diverting funds, you have to wonder where some of it is being diverted to.

If I had messed up as badly on all fronts as Prayut, and allegedly to the great chagrin of an important stakeholder in Bavaria, I would be diverting as many funds as I could get my hands on to a Swiss bank account.