Mr Srettha's monthly as prime minister and finance minister amounts to 125,590 baht -- a 75,590-baht salary plus a 50,000-baht position allowance. Mr Chai said there will be a working team to select the foundations that will receive the prime minister's monthly donation. Mr Srettha will also try to meet charity foundations to listen to their problems and find ways of solving them, said the spokesman. Sarinee Achavanuntakul, an independent academic, said she wanted Mr Srettha to change his mind because accepting the salary meant he must devote himself to serving the public. Pichit Chuenban, an adviser to the prime minister, said that as the salary received was considered the premier's personal property, donating to charity and needy people is acceptable.
