Opposition leader says budget bill is unrealistic

[snoop1130]

Pheu Thai party leader Sompong Amornvivat

 

Opposition and Pheu Thai party leader Sompong Amornvivat has criticized the government’s 3.1 trillion baht budget for the 2022 fiscal year as being unrealistic and for failing to reflect the real situation on the ground, where many people in the country are suffering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

In his opening speech of the budget bill debate in parliament today, he said he had the impression that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was living in another world when the budget bill was being drawn up, where everything seems to be normal, which is different from the real world of the Thai people.

 

He said that the opposition could not let the bill to go through the House because it does not prioritise the problems facing the country. For instance, the budget allocated for the Ministry of Public Health has been slashed by about 4 billion baht for the first time in 12 years, while the budget for the Defence Ministry is 50 billion baht more than that of the Public Health Ministry, despite the fact that the latter is on the frontline of the fight against COVID-19.

 

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[Phuketshrew]

8 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

For instance, the budget allocated for the Ministry of Public Health has been slashed by about 4 billion baht for the first time in 12 years, while the budget for the Defence Ministry is 50 billion baht more than that of the Public Health Ministry, despite the fact that the latter is on the frontline of the fight against COVID-19.

An absolute disgrace. Tells you everything you need to know about the Uncle Tu and his cronies. 

[Susco]

8 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

while the budget for the Defence Ministry is 50 billion baht more than that of the Public Health Ministry,

 

I guess they are preparing for when

[ThailandRyan]

27 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

while the budget for the Defence Ministry is 50 billion baht more than that of the Public Health Ministry, despite the fact that the latter is on the frontline of the fight against COVID-19.

Need those Submarines and support vehicles and weapons to defend against a covid insurrection and overthrowing of the Government by those wielding pitchforks and machetes.

[Justgrazing]

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

instance, the budget allocated for the Ministry of Public Health has been slashed 

 

P*ssed all over the health budget in favour of the wannabe armed forces then .. subs over jabs sounds like to me .. 

[Cali farong]

There’s way more money to be made buying military 

equipment from Mother China than wasting on 

supporting the peasants 

[RichardColeman]

6 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He said that the opposition could not let the bill to go through the House because it does not prioritise the problems facing the country.

yes, great, but those previous military budgets are the reason you cannot vote it down now

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

In his opening speech of the budget bill debate in parliament today, he said he had the impression that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was living in another world when the budget bill was being drawn up, where everything seems to be normal, which is different from the real world of the Thai people.

Actually he does live in a different world...