Thailand to Hold Special Parliament Session to Fast-Track Budget
(Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s parliament will convene a special session this month as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin seeks to speed up approval of a budget bill to revive growth in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.
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The House of Representatives will meet from June 18, according to a Royal Gazette announcement, endorsed by King Maha Vajiralongkorn. The statement didn’t specify the reason for the session.
Lawmakers will likely hold a special meeting to discuss the budget, House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha said in April. The parliament, which went into recess in April, was originally scheduled to reconvene in July.
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Srettha is speeding up approval of the budget for the year starting Oct. 1 after months of delays approving $96 billion of expenditure for the current year hurt the economy. The government has said it will raise debt levels to just below the legal limit to help fund a spending spree to revitalize the economy.
Public debt is expected to hit 65.7% of gross domestic product this fiscal year and climb as high as 68.9% by 2027, according to the government. That would place the debt just below the ceiling of 70% of GDP.
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