rooster59 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Budget bill gets the nod from MPs By THE NATION The fiscal 2020 budget bill sailed through the House of Representatives on Saturday (January 11) after four days of debate on the second and third readings. Of the 450 members of Parliament present in the house, 253 MPs voted in favour, 196 abstained and one did not cast a vote. The bill will be passed on to the Senate for consideration. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha thanked the House of Representatives for passing the bill. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30380424 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-01-12 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saengd Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Education - 369 bill. Interior - 353 bill. Finance 250 bill. Defense - 233 bill. Central Fund - 519 bill. Other - 1.5 trill. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-11/thai-parliament-passes-106-billion-budget-in-boost-for-economy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) 196 abstained !! Are we not being told the full story here ?? What's the 1.5 Tri "other" ?? Edited January 11, 2020 by cornishcarlos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saengd Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said: 196 abstained !! Are we not being told the full story here ?? Apparently the opposition party wanted more timeto debate the budget and that request was denied so they all walked out, apparently they'd already been debating it for an extremely long time without resolution and the urgent need was to get the money out there. https://www.thaipbsworld.com/parliamentary-whips-to-decide-on-extension-of-budget-debate/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 The trough has been replenished, the snouts will be well fed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 2 hours ago, rooster59 said: 196 abstained and one did not cast a vote. says it all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saengd Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 1 minute ago, Chazar said: says it all Not really, you have to look at the underlying tactics to understand why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomauasia Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Gets nod from the army imposters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend49 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 7 hours ago, cornishcarlos said: 196 abstained !! Are we not being told the full story here ?? What's the 1.5 Tri "other" ?? Also what is a central fund? Does that keep the trough full? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 7 hours ago, cornishcarlos said: 196 abstained !! Are we not being told the full story here ?? What's the 1.5 Tri "other" ?? Personal expenses, home furnishings, lunches, and transport subsidies. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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