Bangkok Post
Loan decree to face court test
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The Constitutional Court has accepted for review a petition challenging the legality of a decree authorising the Finance Ministry to borrow 400 billion baht to address the energy crisis and support the country's energy transition.
Key facts
- The Constitutional Court has accepted for review a petition challenging the legality of a decree authorising the Finance Ministry to borrow 400 billion baht to address the energy crisis and support the country's energy transition.
- The court on Monday instructed the cabinet to submit a clarification addressing the issues specified by the court, along with copies of relevant documents and evidence, within seven days of receiving the order, according to a press statement.
- Under the Constitutional Court's procedures, a ruling must be issued within 60 days of the petition's acceptance. A full panel of nine Constitutional Court judges is scheduled to meet on June 4.
- A group of 133 MPs has asked the court to rule on whether the loan decree violates Section 172 of the constitution.
- House deliberation on the decree has been suspended since the petition was filed last week. The government insists that the decree has already taken legal effect following its publication in the Royal Gazette.
Summary
The court on Monday instructed the cabinet to submit a clarification addressing the issues specified by the court, along with copies of relevant documents and evidence, within seven days of receiving the order, according to a press statement.
Under the Constitutional Court's procedures, a ruling must be issued within 60 days of the petition's acceptance. A full panel of nine Constitutional Court judges is scheduled to meet on June 4.