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	The estimate came after the prime minister and the department asked all state agencies to accelerate their investment.&nbsp;</div>
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	Manas Jamve-a, the comptroller-general, yesterday expressed confidence that disbursement could meet its target of 85 per cent of the Bt449-billion investment budget this fiscal year.</div>
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Disbursement on rise

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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

Disbursement on rise

By the second quarter of this fiscal year, 40 per cent or Bt180 billion of the investment budget is expected to be disbursed, exceeding the 30-per-cent target, according to the Comptroller-General's Department.

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