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Budget transfer plan under fire
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Opposition MPs have criticised the government's 10.3-billion-baht budget transfer bill, saying it would have little impact on the economy and questioning the priorities behind the spending plan.
Key facts
- The bill, presented by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, seeks to transfer 10.3 billion baht from selected items in the 2026 fiscal budget to the central emergency and contingency fund.
- Opposition MPs have criticised the government's 10.3-billion-baht budget transfer bill, saying it would have little impact on the economy and questioning the priorities behind the spending plan.
- Instead, the final bill proposed transferring only 10.3 billion baht, equivalent to about 0.2% of the 3.78-trillion-baht budget.
- He said the 10.3 billion baht would be drawn from two main areas: unspent routine expenditure across all budget categories as of June 2, 2026, and investment expenditure that had not yet proceeded to bidding, procurement or construction by
Summary
The bill, presented by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, seeks to transfer 10.3 billion baht from selected items in the 2026 fiscal budget to the central emergency and contingency fund.
According to Mr Anutin, the funding was necessary because the original 99-billion-baht emergency reserve had been used to address economic and social hardships arising from domestic and international challenges and was insufficient to respond to future emergencies and natural disasters.