The National Reform Council (NRC) panel on the economy, finance and treasury has proposed the state have a national strategy for a sustainable economy aimed at making Thailand a developed country.
It has also recommended supplementary laws to prevent political parties from introducing populist policies.
The panel, led by Somchai Ruchupan, is one of the 18 panels whose proposals are being deliberated by the NRC as part of the constitution drafting process.
One of the proposals made by the Somchai panel on Tuesday calls for the state to draw up a national strategy for a sustainable economy with an aim to make Thailand a developed country.
The proposal calls for the establishment of agencies responsible for drawing up the strategy and implementing it concretely.
"In the past we were not able to step out of the middle-income country status because of inconsistency in the country's economic strategy and an unstable political situation," Mr Somchai said.
The panel also wants a new constitution, yet to be written, to have a provision for tax payers to be assured of justice and rights protection. The provision must ensure information on individual tax payments is confidential and the state must formulate a taxation policy which can reduce economic disparities, it said.
Mr Somchai said in his presentation to the NRC meeting that there must be a law supplementary to the constitution to prevent political parties from introducing populist policies which help them to solicit votes but which cause damage to the country.
He said a populist policy is different from state welfare, which is not aimed at building popularity or a political support base.
Also at today's NRC session, the panel on environment and natural resources, led by Pramote Maiklad, proposed that a provision be included in the constitution requiring the people take part in the management of the environment and natural resources of their communities.
The Pramote panel proposes that power on the management of the environment and natural resources must be distributed to local communities; major projects must undergo an environmental impact assessment; and there must be an environment court to decide disputes over use of natural resources.
The state must have a proper planning for systematic management of water, forest and other resources to cope with such problems as climate change, pollution and toxic substances.