Speaker bids to limit damage as spending questioned

The House anti-graft panel |plus the vetting committee for the 2014 Budget Bill have been questioning the parliamentary budget and spending, which included costly projects and |pricey items such as clocks and furniture.
Somsak said yesterday that |he must approve any project related to renovations in Parliament to prevent allegations of corruption.
Somsak also decided against buying more carp fish to replace those that had died.
He also ordered concerned officials to make sure they finish construction of ticket rooms for MPs to book air, train and bus tickets, the renovation of media rooms, and Parliament’s museum finished within 60 days, as scheduled.