People shouted for ‘digital wallet’ in the middle of the parliament after voting for PM. ‘Phumtham’ reiterated that it was clear after the royal approval of the new PM and Cabinet, indicating that it would be inappropriate to talk about the policy now.
Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Vejjayachai left the parliament building after the Pheu Thai Party’s candidate for prime minister, Paethongtarn Shinawatra, was selected. While he was leaving, members of the public shouted, “When will the digital wallet be available?” At that time, Phumtham was on the phone.
After that, the reporter asked Mr. Phumtham if the people had asked about the clarity of the digital wallet project. Mr. Phumtham said, please wait for the new prime minister and government first, which must wait and see according to the process. I want to wait for the new prime minister to announce the policy to the parliament. At present, the various processes are not yet complete. I want this step to be completed first.
When a
sked what the people who have already registered will do, Mr. Phumtham reiterated that they should wait for the new government first. There are no pluses or minuses at the moment. They should wait for the new government to announce its policies to the parliament. Nothing can be done at the moment.
When asked if the digital wallet project would be cancelled, would there be another project to replace it? Na Phumtham said there was no if. Let’s wait for the new government and then talk about it.
When asked further that the digital wallet project seemed unclear, Mr. Phumtham said that it was clear, but the current process had to wait for the appointment of the prime minister, after which the cabinet would be formed, and the royal endorsement process would have to be followed by a meeting of the coalition parties to formulate a joint policy that would be announced to the parliament. In the meantime, no policy could be discussed because it was inappropriate.
When asked again that the digital wallet project has o
nly 2 approaches, continue or cancel, Mr. Phumtham said that he confirmed that he still has to discuss with the coalition government. In terms of the caretaker government, we will continue to proceed, but we have to wait and see what the new government will do. With politeness, it should be like that.
Source: Thai News Agency