Bangkok: Shedding Expensive Mega Projects
At the same time as other candidates for Bangkok governor are demonstrating to speed up money-consuming mass-transit projects, Chuwit Kamolvisit is taking an unusual approach. The massage parlour king-turned-politician wants to slump the expensive projects and let the central government take care of their construction.
''The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has a yearly budget of only 60 billion baht, which has more or less come to an end after paying its more than 100,000 employees,'' said the candid candidate.
''Bangkok has to bring to halt mega projects (made by the city itself) that engage a huge amount of money,'' he said, mentioning the necessity to stay away from conflicts of curiosity and improve the transparency of these projects.
''The BMA just rents a single room in a house consisting of several rooms,'' he said. ''This is quiet alike to the country in which the central government is in command of every province.''
Mr Chuwit also condemns strategies of his opponent Apirak Kosayodhin, the Democrat Party incumbent, doubting how the capital's financial plan could take care of the mass-transit rail projects that necessitate hundreds of billions of baht.
''I would rather talk and synchronize with the authorities concerned to link an electric train project with the nearby provinces of Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan,'' he said.
To make the most of the city's financial plan, Mr Chuwit said the BMA should contract out non-core actions and focus on projects that deal with social troubles such as garbage, pollution and health care.
On the financial system, Mr Chuwit promised to bring his proficiency to govern Bangkok to make it a peer of London, New York and Los Angeles.
A significant proposal of his is to make Bangkok one of the biggest tourist cities like Paris, Singapore or Hong Kong.
While encouraging tourism, Mr Chuwit said enhanced city planning and organization would lend a hand in cleanliness, pollution control, and security of tourists.
He is also approaching a ''polluter-pay principle'' for Bangkok businesses in which environment taxes would be taken from big polluters like shopping malls and major buildings.
''The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has a yearly budget of only 60 billion baht, which has more or less come to an end after paying its more than 100,000 employees,'' said the candid candidate.
''Bangkok has to bring to halt mega projects (made by the city itself) that engage a huge amount of money,'' he said, mentioning the necessity to stay away from conflicts of curiosity and improve the transparency of these projects.
''The BMA just rents a single room in a house consisting of several rooms,'' he said. ''This is quiet alike to the country in which the central government is in command of every province.''
Mr Chuwit also condemns strategies of his opponent Apirak Kosayodhin, the Democrat Party incumbent, doubting how the capital's financial plan could take care of the mass-transit rail projects that necessitate hundreds of billions of baht.
''I would rather talk and synchronize with the authorities concerned to link an electric train project with the nearby provinces of Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan,'' he said.
To make the most of the city's financial plan, Mr Chuwit said the BMA should contract out non-core actions and focus on projects that deal with social troubles such as garbage, pollution and health care.
On the financial system, Mr Chuwit promised to bring his proficiency to govern Bangkok to make it a peer of London, New York and Los Angeles.
A significant proposal of his is to make Bangkok one of the biggest tourist cities like Paris, Singapore or Hong Kong.
While encouraging tourism, Mr Chuwit said enhanced city planning and organization would lend a hand in cleanliness, pollution control, and security of tourists.
He is also approaching a ''polluter-pay principle'' for Bangkok businesses in which environment taxes would be taken from big polluters like shopping malls and major buildings.
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