Veerayut harshly criticized the CECR's delayed problem-solving efforts, urging Phiphat to stop defending major fuel stations and refineries, and to move forward with scrapping four taxes to help ease citizens' living costs.
On 30 March 2026, Veerayut Kanchuchat, a party-list MP from the Popchon Party, challenged the CECR's performance under the leadership of Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, Minister of Transport, calling their problem-solving reactive and still entangled in allegations of conflicts of interest during the “Kamkon Khao Talk Nok Chaw” program.
Veerayut questioned why GPS tracking was only ordered for fuel trucks after the crisis had passed its peak, missing the chance to monitor hoarding or illegal fuel transport during the chaos. He recalled Phiphat's earlier pledge to catch the 'masked men,' but when Prime Minister Anutin chaired the meeting, he reversed course, denying the existence of 'masked men' and instead blaming a 'army of ants' (the public) for panic, accusing this of scapegoating ordinary people to protect vested business interests.
The Popchon deputy leader also urged the government to look beyond the status of refineries and consider the concerns of delivery riders, farmers, and fishermen. He proposed immediately cutting four taxes under government control to provide urgent relief: excise tax (7.50 baht), municipal tax (0.75 baht), value-added tax (2.92 baht), and conservation fund fee (0.05 baht).
Veerayut revealed alarming data showing refinery margins in March 2026 soaring to 6.46 baht per liter, compared to a previous average of just 1.71–2.35 baht. He labeled this excess profit as windfall gains that the government should tax, even though it requires legislation. He stressed the government must demonstrate sincerity in tackling multinational corporations and refineries from now on.
Veerayut concluded by refuting Phiphat's assertion that no illicit fuel smuggling occurs by sea, pointing out contradictions with recurring corruption news. He said the government's choice to ignore these irregularities further confirms unresolved conflicts of interest that cannot be cleared transparently.