Cuts won't hurt health, says Witthaya
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Public Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri yesterday confirmed that though his ministry's budget had been cut by 5 per cent for the 2012 fiscal year, it would not affect the services provided to subscribers of the universal health scheme. He said the mini
Saying that budget cuts were necessary so the government had enough to tackle the impact of floods, Witthaya said, adding that the amount allocated this year was a lot more than what it got previously.
After the cut, the universal health scheme would get Bt107,814.1154 in the fiscal year 2012, while it received Bt101,057.911 in the previous fiscal year.
