PM confident 2024 budget will improve the Thai economy

PM Srettha Thavisin explains details of the budget in parliament on January 3.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin presented the government’s 3.48 trillion baht budget bill to the House of Representatives today, saying that he is confident it will stimulate tourism and improve the national economy, while assuring that taxpayers’ money will be spent efficiently.

In his address to the House, the prime minister said that the budget bill is an important tool in delivering the government’s policies and corresponds to the economic situation and the nation’s fiscal condition, the national strategy and the 13th national economic and social development plan.

He said that the budget has been tailored to improve livelihoods, boost economic growth and competitiveness and encourage private investment.

With many people affected by economic problems, the prime minister said that the…