Warawut” reveals the push for the newborn child subsidy project scheduled to enter the Cabinet today, confirming that the money will be in hand on 18 Sep. Unable to receive senior citizen allowance up to 3,000 baht immediately You also need to look at the budget.
Mr. Warawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Social Development and Human Security Referring to the subsidy project for raising children from birth up to 6 years of age, he said that this matter will be an agenda item to be brought to the Cabinet (Cabinet) meeting and he urged the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Development and all departments to speed up coordination with the Cabinet Secretary. Comptroller General’s Department, Budget Office We will expedite our efforts within 24 hours because it is considered the key to making 600 baht reach the pockets of more than 2,254,000 people on September 18th. For next year, we have instructed the Department of Children and Youth Affairs to expedite the budget review. In order to avoid delays like this again. If the Cabinet passes a resolution this afternoon Request that the Cabinet Secretariat immediately send the matter to the Ministry of Primary Education.
“The Ministry of Secondary Education gives importance to people of all ages. We give great importance to newborns and the elderly. and provide opportunities to all citizens Whether it is disabled persons of all genders, all statuses, especially the rate of newborns in Thailand is still quite low. This requires that the rate of newborns be increased. Therefore, caring for newborns up to 6 years of age is the key. We also give importance to the elderly, who are approximately 22%, which is considered a perfect elderly society,” said the Minister of Public Health. say
As for the elderly living allowance, Mr. Warawut said it remains the same. It doesn’t mean that the future will decrease. As for the chance to increase to 3,000 baht per month or not? We have to look at the possibilities with the national budget. Because if it can rise to 3,000 baht per person by 2027, a budget of more than 200,000 million baht will be required to support it. While nowadays approximately more than 100,000 million baht is spent, increasing the elderly allowance It is not an adjustment from 1,000 baht to 3,000 baht at all. We have approximately 2,200,000 elderly people. By 2027, it is expected that there will be as many as 2,550,000. If paying 3,000 baht per person, the budget will be more than 200,000 million baht, which must be looked at in proportion to the budget to see if it is enough. In 2027, how much revenue will be collected?
“I am confident that people want a universal welfare state. But I don’t want Thailand to be like some cities in Europe that are bankrupt. Because there are more expenses than income Makes it impossible to have a budget to develop the city. which Thailand is sensitive Today, Thailand’s taxpayers are still less than 50%, so you must think about expenses and limitations on spending. Equity is also important to look at in the revenue sector. As for the 2024 budget that has not yet been considered by the House of Representatives, initially this money may be money requested from the central budget first,” Mr. Warawut said.
Source: Thai News Agency