The Thai government's campaign to pressure the Bank of Thailand to cut interest rates suffered a significant setback. The Office of the Council of State effectively ruled that the official nominee to be chairman, former finance minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong, is not suitable. Secretary-General Pakorn Nilprapunt said in a statement that “Mr.
K’s” role as an adviser to the prime minister means he is a “person holding a political position” who was appointed for political reasons and is therefore not qualified. While the chair of the Bank of Thailand is not involved in monetary policy meetings, they can evaluate the governor’s performance and also have a say in which outside experts join the seven-member rate panel. The council’s legal opinion means that if the government tries to push ahead with Kittiratt’s appointment, it could face political risks and challenges. Kittiratt earlier this week posted on Facebook that he will “respect the decision” as to whether he becomes the central bank’s chairman. Pakorn’s statement didn’t mention the central bank’s own nominees, Kulit Sombatsiri, who has previously worked at the energy and finance ministries, and academic Surapon Nitikraipot. The government hasn’t immediately commented on Friday’s announcement, which comes just three days after the Thai Post, citing the finance permanent secretary, reported that the council had decided Kittiratt was unqualified. Within hours of that report, the Office of the Council of State’s Pakorn declared it had not yet concluded its legal opinion. That underscored the sensitivity of the issue, with Thailand already having delayed naming a new chairman as opposition mounted against Kittiratt, a former member of the ruling Pheu Thai party
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