Thai monarchy budget survives rare calls for cuts in parliament

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BANGKOK: The Thai government\u0027s allocation of 8.76 billion baht (US$262 million) for the monarchy in the next fiscal year survived unprecedented calls for cuts by opposition lawmakers during parliamentary proceedings that concluded on Sunday (Aug 22). The questions over the royal budget in parliament\u0027s lowe

BANGKOK: The Thai government's allocation of 8.76 billion baht for the monarchy in the next fiscal year survived unprecedented calls for cuts by opposition lawmakers during parliamentary proceedings that concluded on Sunday .

The budget for royal agencies for the next fiscal year is for a 2.4 per cent cut compared to the previous year. "The royal agencies did not send a representative to explain the budget ... there is only a seven-page document that did not explain much," Becha Saengchantra, a lawmaker from Move Forward Party said in parliament late on Saturday.

 

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