Activist prompts probe into ‘giveaway’

Political activist Srisuwan Janya will on Monday petition the Election Commission (EC) to appearance into whether the Pheu Thai Party’s policy of offering away 10,000 baht in “digital cash” to everybody aged 16 and older breaches election law. The Association for the Protection of the Constitution secretary-general stated the policy might break Section 73 of the law on the election of MPs, which restricts survey prospects or other figures from appealing to offer citizens possessions, cash or advantages, as well as providing misinforming details about policies. Mr Srisuwan stated Pheu Thai stoppedworking to notify citizens that the 10,000-baht digital cash promise might be subject to a tax of 15%, or 1,500 baht. That suggests they would get just 8,500 baht after tax. He stated earnings earners should report the digital cash they get and the tax reduction from it in their annual tax returns to the Department of Revenue or they might face l
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