Municipal League Association 1 June – "Pitha" attended a meeting of 3 local local associations, presenting the exchange of a three-step decentralization roadmap for the first 100 days, canceling - amending interior regulations, unlocking the independence of local administrative authorities, placing 1 year to do Referendum on provincial dissolution Open the election for the governor for 4 years, transfer jobs, pay people to local people 200 billion

Mr. Pita Limjaroenrat Kao Klai Party leader, along with Mr. Chaitawat Tulathon, Secretary of the Kao Klai Party, Mr. Worapob Wiriyaroj, the economic team of the Kao Klai Party. Including MPs and representatives from the far-reaching party Join the meeting to listen to the Party's policy recommendations on decentralization. together with the Association of Local Administrative Organizations (LAO), all 3 associations consisting of the Municipal League Association Association of Provincial Administrative Organizations and the Tambon Administrative Organization Association

Contents of today's main talk It is a collection of proposals from all 3 associations of local government organizations. with various offers in the policy of decentralization of the Progressive Party along with exchanging each other on various issues Related On the part of Mr. Phitha, he stated that today he intends to listen to the representative. All local authorities have reached the obstacles in their work. and the goals that we will do together in the future for the people when the government was established

Mr. Phitha stated that the President of the Local Administration Organization of Thailand already knew that Today's local power is bound hand and foot. Executive power cannot be done by law, finance, lack of bargaining power. and checks that do not come from the public All this leads to a state where 84% of budget decision-making power rests with the central. Only 16% were left in the local area, which he had never seen in any country like this. will be able to cross the trap of middle-income countries

Therefore, he believes that the goal that we all want to see together is decentralization of prosperity decentralization of power budget distribution personnel distribution and mission distribution The Kao Klai Party has plans for the first 100 days, the first year and the first 4 years of government. that the Kao Klai Party would like to present to ask for opinions from everyone today, namely

Within the first 100 days, cancel the Ministry of Interior regulations that are obstacles to the decentralization and local work, including the NCPO Order 8/2560 to return the power to select personnel to localities. allow the locality to perform all public services Except for the forbidden including corrections Decentralization Plan Act and amendment of the Establishment of 5 Localities Act to be able to issue their own disbursement regulations

However, within the first year, a referendum is held for the election of provincial executives. and cancel the provincial government along with corrections Local Officials Act be consistent

And within the first 4 years, achieve the goal of transferring missions, budgets and personnel with a goal of 200 billion baht/year within 4 years.

Mr. Phitha also stated that decentralization is an economic explosion of more than 7,000 children at the same time. All indicate in the same way that The more decentralized The more it makes the GDP grow more. The more decentralized The inequality in each region has decreased. and even more decentralized Corruption will decrease, so economic prosperity. reducing inequality and reducing corruption is the importance of decentralization. which is not just for developed countries only but also in developing countries All of these are enough statistics to indicate the same thing. Ensuring local powers, budgets, and sufficient personnel will lead to an explosion of economic power reducing inequality and reducing corruption at the same time

“There is no challenge beyond the expectations of the people. Decentralization has things that can be done quickly. There are things that can be done quickly and that need to be thoughtful. and there are things that require the participation of the people There are things that the government can do. There is a referendum. and some issues require an amendment to the constitution All this, I am sure, will bring mutual understanding and comfort. that the draining of power is not extreme But it is something that will bring prosperity to the people of Thailand and Thailand, ”said Mr. Phitha. – Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency