Election Commission of Thailand clarifies submission of revenue and expenditure accounts for the election of MPs, expedite submitting documents within 90 days, due on August 15.
Office of the Election Commission of Thailand MPs on a constituency basis and political parties sending candidates List of MPs Prepare a revenue and expenditure account for the election of members of the House of Representatives, where the Election Commission announces the amount of money for election expenses for candidates. constituency-divided MPs Each person must spend no more than 1,900,000 baht, and political parties that send party-list candidates Must spend no more than 44,000,000 baht, calculating the expenses paid from the date of dissolution of the House until the election day, which is March 20, 2023 to May 14, 2023)
The types of expenses are classified as follows: (1) expenses for applying for elections, such as election fees and other expenses (2) labor wages, such as wages for campaign assistants wages for closing campaign billboards wages for distributing leaflets, pamphlets, and other wages related to elections and there were no circumstances that could imply violations of the electoral law
(3) Expenses for doing things, such as expenses for making jackets, hats, and T-shirts or others for campaign assistants (4) Expenses for advertising in various media (5) Expenses for making signs, documents, and other publications Advertising Campaign (6) Electronic Campaign Expenses or electronic service fees; (7) expenses for purchasing or renting materials and equipment for election campaigns; (8) Venue rental fee and venue decoration fee; (9) Vehicle rental fee. fuel cost (10) utility bills; (11) food and beverage expenses for campaign assistants; (12) candidate or campaign assistant training costs; (13) other election-related expenses. which is not against the law or causes the election to be dishonest and fair
In this regard, the candidates for election MPs divided into individual constituencies Submit an account of income and expenditure for elections. Including relevant evidence to be accurate and complete according to the facts to the Director of the Office of the Provincial Election Commission and Bangkok by himself or authorize in writing to another person to submit on their behalf
For a political party, the leader of the political party shall submit an account of income and expenses in the election. Including the relevant evidence to be accurate and complete according to the facts to the Secretary-General of the Election Commission in person. or authorization in writing for another person to submit on their behalf within 90 days from the date of the election The last day that completes 90 days falls on Saturday, August 12, 2023, but because it is a public holiday Therefore counting Tuesday, August 15, 2023, which is the first working day following a holiday, is the last day of the period.
Submission of income and expenditure accounts for elections MPs when in office The Provincial Election Commission of Thailand and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration have received the receipt of the income and expenditure accounts for the election. to conduct a preliminary examination of such documents whether the candidate has expenses necessary for applying for election, such as application fees, medical certificate fees, photographing fees, or not, or any expense items without supporting documents or not complete Notify the applicant of correction within the period specified by law. and give the office Provincial Election Commission and Bangkok Disclose reports summarizing income and expenditures of each candidate for the election of MPs to the general public within 30 days from the due date for submitting income and expenditure accounts for the election of members of the House of Representatives. That is, within September 14, 2023 .
Source: Thai News Agency