Bangkok Post
Anutin says B400bn loan decree cannot be derailed
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has cast aside fears that the government's 400-billion-baht emergency loan decree could be derailed after the opposition petitioned the Constitutional Court for a ruling on its legality.
Key facts
- Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has cast aside fears that the government's 400-billion-baht emergency loan decree could be derailed after the opposition petitioned the Constitutional Court for a ruling on its legality.
- Mr Anutin defended the decree, arguing the administration considered the measure both urgent and necessary to address mounting economic hardship.
- He said it had already taken legal effect following its publication in the Royal Gazette and insisted that relief programmes for the public would continue uninterrupted.
- The opposition has challenged the decree on the grounds that the borrowing does not meet the constitutional requirement of urgency.
- However, Mr Anutin said the court petition would affect only the parliamentary process for formal consideration of the decree rather than the implementation of government assistance measures that are already under way.
Summary
Mr Anutin defended the decree, arguing the administration considered the measure both urgent and necessary to address mounting economic hardship.
He said it had already taken legal effect following its publication in the Royal Gazette and insisted that relief programmes for the public would continue uninterrupted.