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Opposition sees “no future” for Thailand in government’s budget

Opposition leader Chaitawat Tulaton

Leading opposition MPs have expressed their disappointment in the government’s FY2024 budget, claiming that the financial allocations do not reflect the government’s policies and the bulk of the budget is allocated to the fixed expenditures of the various ministries, with little left over for the public benefit.

Thai Sang Thai party leader Sudarat Keyuraphan said in her Facebook post today that she feels hopeless for the country’s future, as well as regret over the waste of taxpayers’ money and the way the government is allocating its 3.48 trillion baht budget for the 2024 fiscal year.

Despite the fact that there are is little to no difference between the government’s budget and that of the previous Prayut administration, she said that this government’s budget for defence and the Central Fund, which is directly within the discretion…

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