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Government set to defend 2026 budget bill
Bangkok Post
|May 27, 2025
Critics say it’s a bid to win over voters
The government is ready to defend the 2026 fiscal year budget bill and explain its spending plan during the first reading scheduled for tomorrow until Saturday, said Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra yesterday.
The proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year, which starts in October this year and ends in September next year, totals 3.78 trillion baht, an increase of nearly 30 billion baht from the current fiscal year.
Ms Paetongtarn brushed aside the main opposition People's Party (PP) criticism that the spending plans of various ministries do not support each other and appear geared towards winning votes ahead of the next election.
This story is from the May 27, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
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