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I dagens Bangkok Post kan man läsa om Militärjuntans senaste populistiska beslut, den här gången är det betydligt dyrare än att bjuda på Fotbolls VM eller dela ut paraboler, landets 3 miljoner småskaliga risbönder ska få en gåva på 40 miljarder baht att dela på (15 000 baht var) helt utan motprestationer.
Juntaledaren General Prayut Chan-o-cha tanke med denna gåva är att detta ska stimulera den inhemska konsumtionen, ekonomer på Chulalongkorn University varnar för att kontanta gåvor till risodlare på 40 miljarder baht och hela detta stimulanspaket på totalt 364.5miljarder baht kommer att leda till nya problem i framtiden,
Förmodligen tillhör väl vi själva dom 3 miljoner som kommer att få dessa 15 000 baht, men jag tycker ändå att det är märkligt att dela ut pengar så här helt utan några krav på motprestationer.
Critics slam freebie for farmers
- Published: 3 Oct 2014 at 05.51 | Viewed: 3,235 | Comments: 12
- Online news: Politics
- Writer: Post Reporters
Critics have blasted the government's 40-billion baht cash injection to low-income rice farmers, saying the measure is only a face-saving ploy.

A stimulus plan of more than a third of a trillion baht, including 15,000 baht for every rice farmer, was announced on Wednesday (graphic with details below) by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. It is reportedly the work of economy czar and Deputy Prime Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula, right. (Photo by Chanat Katanyu)
Narong Phetprasert, an economist at Chulalongkorn University, said the government's cash handout to rice farmers and its economic stimulus package will only lead to further problems in the future.
The measure does nothing to help growers in the long term, and farmers in other sectors will not receive help straight away, Mr Narong said.
The cabinet has approved a cash injection of up to 15,000 baht each for more than three million rice farmers nationwide as part of its 364.5-billion-baht stimulus package launched on Wednesday.
The package, approved by Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha's cabinet, is aimed at boosting the economy over the next three months.
The government has insisted its stimulus package is not a populist policy.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/435594/critics-slam-freebie-for-farmers
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