The cost of corruption: Bt100 billion
Corruption in the bureaucracy will cost the country up to Bt100 billion this fiscal year, an expert on graft revealed yesterday (Sep 19). Sungsidh Piriyarangsan said his “cautious estimate” put the damages at between Bt50 billion and Bt100 billion for 2018 alone. He based his estimate on the findings of 14 studies on corruption funded by the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC).
The Nation Reporter