Bangkok, 17 Aug-“Jurin”, Chairman of the National Committee for the Elderly Confirmed that there is no policy to reduce the old age allowance in any way.

Mr. Jurin Laksanawisit, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce as Chairman of the National Committee for the Elderly Discussing the case of adjusting the criteria for paying elderly premiums that Up until now, the National Committee on the Elderly has never had a policy to reduce the pension allowance or to reduce the number of elderly people or the number of the elderly who will receive less pension or to choose to pay only one person. any person or any group at all The policy is still the same, paying according to the age of 600, 700, 800 and 1,000 baht, so from now on, the elderly still receive the same allowance. Exactly the same pension payment system

Mr. Jurin said that issuing regulations of the Ministry of Interior is a matter of operating units. but at the policy level He only ordered to study different ways to increase the living allowance higher than it is today. To be in line with the condition of living, economic conditions, or the power of the national budget to increase how?

However, Mr. Jurin said during the opening of the logistics exhibition. (TILOG-LOGISTIX 2023) at Hall 98, BITEC Bangna Exhibition and Convention Center Exhibitors of more than 167 companies/335 booths, more than 200 business matching pairs, and not less than 10,000 visitors, which is expected to have trading value in the event during the 17th -Aug. 19, more than 4,000 million baht. In 2023, Thailand was ranked by the World Bank as the country with the world’s 34th most efficient logistics system. 139 countries and ranked third in ASEAN.-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency