PUBLISHED : 3 Apr 2024 at 13:20
The opposition launched a two-day normal debate on the federal government’s efficiency on Wednesday, with a key opposition MP asking Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin if he made himself the nation’s primary salesman – and if he had closed any gross sales.
Democrat MP Jurin Laksanawisit mentioned the federal government was now seven months into its four-year time period of workplace, however he didn’t see any concrete achievement.
“It’s because this authorities makes use of marketing-driven administration. Photos are made, however behind the pictures all sectors principally agree that there isn’t a concrete achievement,” he mentioned.
“Each day there are occasions, within the morning, late morning, at midday, within the night and late at evening. Thais are choked with occasions,” the Democrat MP mentioned.
Mr Jurin referred to the prime minister’s journeys to 14 international locations and Hong Kong over the previous six months. Over 180 days, the prime minister was overseas for 52 days, he mentioned.
“The prime minister has tried to play a salesman’s position. That is good. I’ve no objection. However the query is whether or not (the prime minister) as the salesperson of the nation has closed a sale,” the veteran politician mentioned.
Mr Jurin, a former commerce minister, additionally requested in regards to the authorities’s current announcement that the prime minister’s roadshows in 14 international locations over the previous six months would draw international funding value 558 billion baht over the subsequent decade.
The opposition MP puzzled if the anticipated funding would ever materialise.
Mr Jurin additionally questioned the federal government’s current announcement {that a} main digital dance music pageant, Tomorrowland, could be introduced right here. He mentioned the organisers had later politely rejected the announcement.
“Thais choose actual offers over advertising. What has not been finalised shouldn’t be publicised,” he mentioned.
Prime Minister Srettha instructed the Home that over the previous six months the federal government had been busy fixing issues similar to casual loans, farm debt, vitality costs and unlawful medication.
The prime minister mentioned his authorities was growing folks’s incomes by many measures, together with the visa-free scheme with China.
As well as, the federal government was significantly making an attempt to cut back smog, and it was apparent the variety of hotspots was declining considerably, he mentioned.
Mr Srettha defended his frequent journeys abroad. Virtually half of them had been vital as a result of they involved the nation’s position as a member of the Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations, he mentioned
As for the opposite journeys, he wanted to introduce himself as the brand new prime minister of the nation.
Because of among the journeys, the federal government was making good progress in its free commerce negotiations with different international locations, he mentioned.
Democrat MP Jurin Laksanawisit speaks through the normal debate. (Picture: Chanat Katanyu)
