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Bangkok Post – MFP blasts ‘lame duck’ budget bill

Scant time for B3.48 trillion plan to work

House members attend a debate on the 2024 Budget Bill on Wednesday. (Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut)

The opposition on Wednesday described the 3.48-trillion-baht budget bill for fiscal 2024 as a “lame duck”, decrying the vague wording used to explain its spending targets and complaining about its potential inefficiency, among other issues.

It also said the roughly five months left in which to implement the spending plan also appear to be insufficient for the government to be able to fully stimulate the economy as it hopes.

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