Army chief praises NLA's approval of Bt2.72-tn 2016 budget
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Army chief General Udomdej Sitabutr thanked the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) for approving the 2016 Army budget worth Bt2.72 trillion.
“In general, the budget has increased slightly from last year. This budget is mostly allocated to Army forces for soldiers’ salaries and stipends. This accounts around 60 per cent of the total budget.
“In the meantime, the Army will also allocate funds for development projects and other missions. Some munitions will also have to be replaced, though not that much. We try to maintain the capacity of the Army to make it acceptable to the eyes of international partners,” he said.
Udomdej added that sometimes there might be some misunderstanding of general public as to why the Army had to strengthen its capacity.
