The big relief cake is to be shared among city officials and workers. The first question that came to my mind is: how are those officials and city workers affected by Covid restraints deserving of state assistance? Like other state officials, it's business as usual for those at the City Hall during first or second outbreak. So, it's hard to accept payments in this case where state officials appear to be receiving what many consider to be an unjustifiable "bonus". So, this week, a number of city officials will get extra payments without doing anything extra.

Source: Bangkok Post March 07, 2021 23:26 UTC