The Secretary-General of the Election Commission revealed that the Cabinet has not yet sent a letter, following Phiphat's statement that the government plans to seek approval to reduce excise tax on diesel by 1 baht.
At 18:20 on 27 March 2026 GMT+7 Mr. Sawas Boonmee, Secretary-General of the Election Commission He addressed the case concerning Mr. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, who also serves as Director of the Center for Administration and Monitoring of the Conflict Situation in the Middle East (Director of the Center). Mr. Phiphat stated he would send a letter to the Election Commission seeking approval of the Cabinet's resolution in a special meeting to reduce excise tax by 1 baht. Mr. Sawas briefly responded that Currently, no letter from the Cabinet has been received at the Election Commission office.