Big boost in MP donation levels
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday raised the legal limit on MPs' donations for disaster victims from Bt3,000 to Bt300,000 and Bt3 million for political parties.
Thanis Sripratet, deputy secretary-general of the EC in charge of political party affairs, said EC chairman Apichart Sukhagganond had signed an order to change its rules on donations from political parties and MPs by raising the sum that can be donated to disaster victims. The amount was the same for a general donation, which is limited to Bt3,000.
Previously Pheu Thai MPs suggested a portion of members’ salaries should be put aside for donations to help flood victims. It was expected the matter would be tabled in the House meeting tomorrow.
The Democrat Party’s shadow Cabinet resolved yesterday to solicit donations worth Bt5 million from its MPs for flood victims. Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, the ‘shadow prime minister’, said the decision would be put to the party for approval today.
