Sirikanya: New subsidy card rules punish dutiful children

Post Today•Politics•23d ago

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A Thai MP criticizes new welfare card eligibility rules, arguing they unfairly penalize children who claim tax deductions for supporting elderly parents.

•MP Sirikanya Tantipong criticizes revised welfare card criteria set to be implemented.
•The new rules may disqualify parents if their children claim tax deductions for elderly care.
•Sirikanya argues the policy contradicts tax incentives that encourage child support.
•The MP questions the rationale behind disqualifying eligible recipients based on this criteria.

Overview

•On June 4, 2026, Sirikanya Tantipong, an MP for the Pheu Thai Party, commented on the government's plan for a new phase of the welfare card registration.
•Sirikanya Tantipong stated that the new criteria for the welfare card are contradictory.
•The government is preparing to open new registration for the welfare card with more detailed selection criteria.
•The new criteria will disqualify parents if their children claim tax deductions for elderly support.
•Elderly individuals whose children claim tax deductions for child support may lose their eligibility for the welfare card.
•The current tax system allows children to deduct support for parents over 60 with incomes under 30,000 baht per year.
•Sirikanya Tantipong questioned the government's reasoning for disqualifying this group of citizens.
•Sirikanya Tantipong asserted that these criteria penalize dutiful children.

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Key Quotes

ศิริกัญญา

"These criteria are tantamount to punishing dutiful children. If the government allowed tax deductions for parental support up to 100,000 baht, that would be understandable, but what are they using to disqualify them?"

เกณฑ์แบบนี้กลายเป็นการทำโทษลูกกตัญญู ถ้าหากรัฐบาลให้สิทธิลดหย่อนภาษีค่าอุปการะบุพการีได้ถึง 100,000 บาทก็ว่าไปอย่าง แต่นี่เอาอะไรไปตัดสิทธิเขา

Key Entities

Person

Sirikanya Tantipong(ศิริกัญญา ตันสกุล)

Member of Parliament (MP) for the Pheu Thai Party who criticized the new welfare card criteria.

Organization

Pheu Thai Party(พรรคประชาชน)ℹ️

Political party represented by MP Sirikanya Tantipong.

Law

State Welfare Card(บัตรสวัสดิการแห่งรัฐ)

A government welfare program with eligibility criteria that are under review.