webfact Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Transport Ministry served up large piece of 2021 national budget pie By THE NATION Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob The Transport Ministry has secured Bt231.924 billion for the 2021 fiscal year, up 17.64 per cent from the previous fiscal year, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Wednesday (July 1). Of the total budget, Bt186.359 billion will be spent on land transport projects, 16 per cent more than the funds earmarked in the 2020 fiscal year, while Bt33.603 will be spent on railway projects, up 28 per cent. The ministry has also earmarked 16 per cent more for waterway projects at Bt4.867 billion and Bt6.120 billion for aviation projects, up 3 per cent. The top five agencies with the highest allocation of funds are Highways Department at Bt128.577 billion, up 22 per cent, Department of Rural Roads Bt49.465 billion, up 9 per cent, and the State Railways of Thailand Bt18.108 billion, up 33 per cent. The other two are the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand with a budget of Bt15.367 billion and Department of Airports Bt5.799 billion, up 8 per cent. “I have instructed every agency to be well prepared for the annual budget bill debate in Parliament,” the minister said. Meanwhile, members of the opposition Move Forward Party attacked the government for allocating a huge chunk of the national budget, Bt223.5 billion, to the Defence Ministry. Lawmakers began debating on the bill on Wednesday. The government plans to spend Bt3.3 trillion, 3.1 per cent higher than the budget for the current fiscal year, which comes to an end on September 30. The government plans to continually run fiscal deficit , or Bt623 billion shortfall from expected revenue, representing about 4 per cent of the GDP as the government aims to boost the economy that has been severely affected by the Covid-19 fallout. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30390622 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-07-02 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 48 minutes ago, webfact said: The Transport Ministry has secured Bt231.924 billion for the 2021 fiscal year, up 17.64 and the transport minister just put in an order for the most expensive, newest mercedes for each member of his family and all his friends 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy John Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 (edited) More of: Same old same old! Edited July 2, 2020 by Grumpy John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 58 minutes ago, Grumpy John said: More of: Same old same old! No doubt that happens but you are aware that there a lot of transport infrastructure projects actually happening, right? Tons of them, nationwide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy John Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 4 hours ago, josephbloggs said: No doubt that happens but you are aware that there a lot of transport infrastructure projects actually happening, right? Tons of them, nationwide. I am aware! But not everything is being paid for with public funds from tax revenue but much from loans and private/public projects. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside Gray Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 And he and his family start singing" Were in the money, were in the money" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 5 hours ago, josephbloggs said: No doubt that happens but you are aware that there a lot of transport infrastructure projects actually happening, right? Tons of them, nationwide. And they all start with the same words... looking for investors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foghorn Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Bigger faster roads , quicker deaths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 10 hours ago, webfact said: The Transport Ministry has secured Bt231.924 billion for the 2021 fiscal year, I bet Sino-Thai Construction will gain much of this!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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