Govt likely to defer budget requests
The Cabinet will tomorrow debate and defer the two additional budget requests worth Bt140 million on grounds of this month's approaching end of the fiscal year, Government House officials said yesterday.
The Election Commission has sought Bt10 million from the mid-year supplementary budget for spendings for two revotes in Nong Khai and Sukhothai in connection with the July 3 general election.
The Internal Security Operations Command has sought Bt130 million for per diem allowances for security officials deployed between June and September. After reviewing the two requests, the Budget Bureau has recommended for two agencies to reallocate existing funds already earmarkd for them to pay for extra expenses rather than seeking the supplementary budget in the face of the ending 2010 budget.
Secretary general to the prime minister Bandhoon Supakavanich said every government agency should not seek the supplementary budget at this juncture since the government just assumed office late in the current fiscal year and with little time to prepeare for the next year's spending plans.
As things stand now, the 2012 Budget should be ready reimbursements by February instead of October, he said.
