thailandedition
Finance Ministry Monitoring Welfare Card Rules on Parent Disqualification Amid Tax Deduction Complaints

Finance Ministry Monitoring Welfare Card Rules on Parent Disqualification Amid Tax Deduction Complaints

Thairath•Politics•4d ago

Reader Briefing

The Thai Ministry of Finance is reviewing a condition for the State Welfare Card that disqualifies parents if their children claim personal dependent tax deductions.

  • •The Ministry of Finance is investigating public complaints about the State Welfare Card (or "poor card") rules.
  • •A key complaint is the disqualification of parents if children claim tax deductions for their care.
  • •Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas stated the ministry wants to help those genuinely in need.
  • •The review aims to prioritize assistance for distressed individuals not currently receiving benefits.

Overview

  • •At 1:55 PM on June 4, 2026, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Ekniti Nitithanprapas spoke at Government House.
  • •Ekniti Nitithanprapas stated that the Ministry of Finance is reviewing the State Welfare Card's conditions.
  • •The review is in response to public complaints that parents are disqualified if children claim tax deductions for their care.
  • •The policy aims to provide assistance to individuals genuinely experiencing hardship.
  • •The Ministry of Finance has instructed the Ministry of Interior to conduct a survey of eligibility.
  • •Ekniti Nitithanprapas emphasized that the priority is assisting the suffering population not currently on the State Welfare Card.
  • •Parents may be disqualified from the State Welfare Card if their children claim dependent tax deductions, affecting their benefits.
  • •Ekniti Nitithanprapas indicated that the conditions will be explained again later.

Full article content is available on the original source.

Read on Thairath (Thai Version)Read on Thairath (English Version)

Source: Thairath (Original)

Key Quotes

Ekniti Nitithanprapas
"We are having the Ministry of Finance look into it, as I said, we want to survey eligibility to help those genuinely suffering."
กำลังให้กระทรวงการคลังดูอยู่ อย่างที่บอกเราต้องการสำรวจสิทธิ์เพื่อที่จะช่วยดูแลผู้ที่เดือดร้อนจริงๆ
Ekniti Nitithanprapas
"The key is the suffering populace who are not on the State Welfare Card, whose rights haven't been reviewed for a long time, so we want to help the truly suffering group first."
หัวใจสำคัญคือประชาชนที่เดือดร้อน และไม่ได้อยู่ในบัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ ซึ่งไม่ได้มีการทบทวนสิทธิ์มานาน เพราะฉะนั้นจึงอยากช่วยกลุ่มที่เดือดร้อนจริงๆ ก่อน

Key Entities

Organization

Ministry of Finance(คลัง)ℹ️
The governmental body responsible for overseeing the State Welfare Card and investigating public complaints regarding its conditions.
Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️
The governmental body tasked with surveying eligibility for the State Welfare Card under the Ministry of Finance's direction.

Person

Ekniti Nitithanprapas(เอกนิติ นิติทัณฑ์ประภาศ)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance who is overseeing the review of the State Welfare Card conditions.

Law

State Welfare Card(บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ)
A welfare program in Thailand with specific eligibility conditions, currently under review due to public complaints.
Poor Card(บัตรคนจน)
An informal name for the State Welfare Card, highlighting its purpose of assisting low-income individuals.