2024-03-22 08:34:09
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MPs move forward during parliamentary meeting to consider draft Budget Act for the year 2024, agenda 2-3
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On the last day of the meeting of the House of Representatives to consider the draft bill (Act), the fiscal year 2024 budget, agenda 2-3, with a budget of 3,480,000 million baht, has a total of 15 sections left for consideration out of a total of 41 sections. It is expected that A vote will be cast in the early hours of today.
One of the issues on which the minority committee (Committee) would like to reserve opinions. And there is a member who reserved the amendment. Requesting a reduction in the budget expenditures of His Majesty’s government agencies (Section 36) from 0.5-50% after the extraordinary committee considered the draft. Budget Act for 2024, House of Representatives with Mr. Phumtham Wechayachai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce as chairman, there were no changes to the content approved in Agenda 1, step of accepting the principles.
However, there is Ms. Sirikanya Tansakul, MP of the Progressive Party (KKK), stood up to debate alone before saying, “As a committee member I am not impressed,” causing the council meeting to not have to vote on this section.
In fiscal year 2024, His Majesty’s government agencies have been allocated a budget of 8,478.3 million baht, specifying only one plan item as every year: “Strategic work plan to strengthen the security of the nation’s main institutions”
BBC Thai examined the report of the committee’s consideration (Document No. 1, white cover with green stripes) and found that Section 36 has a total of 11 committee members reserving opinions and all MPs reserving amendments. 70 people, with a large group of 39 MPs, proposing to reduce the budget of His Majesty’s government agencies by 5%, almost all of them being progressive MPs, including Mr. Pitha Limjaroenrat too
As for the MPs who proposed cutting the royal budget by half or 50%, they also came from the ruling party, with two people: Lt. Col. Somchat Techaworncharoen, Phuket MP, and the Prime Minister. Rithiran Lert-Urit Phakdee, Nakhon Sawan MP
Mr. Rangsiman Rome, list of MPs It is proposed to reduce the budget by 31.4%, while Ms. Ratchanok Srinok or “Ice”, BMA, proposes to reduce the budget by 10%.
But in all, no one exercised the right to debate in any way.
“The more open, the more transparent, it will lead to elegance.”
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As Budget committee for the fifth year, Sirikanya Tansakul, said that she “observed the development of this agency.”
Ms. Sirikanya Tansakul, MP on the list as a committee member, would like to reserve her opinion. By reducing the budget of His Majesty’s government agencies to 8,224 million baht, or a reduction of 254.3 million baht, he said that he “observed the development of this agency.” This year, the agency has assigned the Secretariat of the Cabinet (SLOC) to explain. Let the committee be informed of the details of the source of the budget. And what’s more special is that an explanatory document was sent in the format agreed with the Budget Bureau and was quite complete, totaling 21 pages, and a budget disbursement plan was also sent before 2023.
As a budget committee member for the fifth year, she has pursued developments for each fiscal year as follows:
- In 2020, no clarification documents were submitted. Only the Director of the Budget Bureau came to explain and then it was over. There was no continuous questioning.
- 2021, few details were discussed. The Director of the Budget Office was the one who explained as usual.
- The year 2023 was the first year that His Majesty’s government agency assigned the Secretary-General of the Cabinet to provide explanations on their behalf, with video clips related to missions/missions being shown. and submit an 8 page clarification document
- In 2024, the Secretary-General of the Cabinet was the person who clarified and answered various questions and sent a 21-page document explaining the format agreed with the Budget Bureau and also sent a budget disbursement plan before 2023.
Ms. Sirikanya further said that the budget decreased by 133 million baht from the previous fiscal year. This comes from the reduction in personnel of budget units. There are a total of 14,704 personnel in the Privy Council Office. There are 83 civil servants, 6,658 civil servants in the Royal Household Bureau, 7,943 from the Royal Security Command and approximately 20 permanent employees of the Royal Household Bureau.
The Committee from Kaoklai said In the past year noted the duplication of organizational structure that may not have changed today But I believe that in the future we will have a way to talk. or can create change in this matter
“I think that being more open and transparent will lead to elegance. and it honors His Majesty the King,” Ms. Sirikanya said.
In the end, she said, “I, as a committee member, am not impressed with this section,” causing the council meeting to not have to vote on Section 36 and stick to the content and budget as shown in the draft. Budget Act for 2024 as before
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MPs move forward while listening to fellow party members discuss budgets for His Majesty’s government agencies.
Going back to the source – the budget of His Majesty’s government agencies
His Majesty’s government departments arise according to His Majesty the King’s Administrative Regulations Act, B.E. 2017 To organize the administration of His Majesty’s affairs according to His Majesty’s pleasure. By transferring all businesses, powers and duties, assets, rights, liabilities, and budgets of the original 5 agencies, consisting of the Office of the Royal Secretariat, the Bureau of the Royal Household, and the Royal Guard Department. Ministry of Defense, Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters Ministry of Defense, and the Office of the Royal Police Royal Thai Police to belong to the government agency of His Majesty
However, His Majesty’s government agency is not a government agency according to the law and administrative regulations. and is not a government agency under any other law Except as specifically provided in His Majesty the King’s Administrative Regulations Act and the Royal Decree (Royal Decree). The government General Prayut Chan-o-cha began allocating budgets to His Majesty’s government agencies in fiscal year 2018, the first year.
- 2018 received a budget allocation of 4,196.3 million baht.
- 2019 received a budget allocation of 6,800 million baht.
- 2020 received a budget allocation of 7,685.3 million baht.
- 2021 has been allocated a budget of 8,980.9 million baht.
- 2022 has been allocated a budget of 8,761.3 million baht.
- 2023 has been allocated a budget of 8,611.6 million baht.
- 2024 has been allocated a budget of 8,478.3 million baht.
Source: BBC Thai collects information from Budget Act for the past 7 fiscal years from 2018 to the present
After the consideration of Agenda 2, which was the consideration of each section, was completed. It will be a request for approval of the entire budget bill in Agenda 3, which is expected to be voted on around 6:00 p.m.
As for the steps after this, the House will send the draft Budget Act for 2024 to the Senate for consideration in agenda 2-3. Initially, the Senate whip has set the meeting date for March 26 if it receives approval from members. upper house The Prime Minister will present the draft to His Majesty the King. Dedicated for further promulgation
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