rooster59 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Lower house approves draft budget bill By THE NATION The fiscal 2021 draft budget bill sailed through the House of Representatives on Friday (June 3) at 11.23pm after three days of debate on the first reading. The draft set the budget for the next fiscal year at around Bt3.3 trillion. Of the 476 members of Parliament present in the house, 273 MPs voted in favour, 200 voted against, three abstained from voting. The house has also appointed a special committee comprising 72 experts to revise the draft within 105 days. Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha thanked the House of Representatives for passing the draft, and vowed to focus the use of the budget on strengthening the country’s economy, reducing disparity and promoting the development of human resources. He also urged the newly appointed committee to carefully revise the draft based on suggestions that the MPs had presented in the past three days. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30390775 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-07-04 - 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...
PatOngo Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Well how about that! The debate with the opposition was, AGAIN, a non event! The trough has been replenished! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 What no sub committee you only have 105 days to fiddle the figures ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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