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	According to the Public Debt Management Office, outstanding public debt stood at Bt6.005 trillion at the end of 2015. It accounted for 44.36 per cent of Thailand&#39;s gross domestic product of Bt13.54 trillion.</div>
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	Public debt in December increased by Bt29.36 billion from the previous month.&nbsp;</div>
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	The weakening of the Thai baht against major currencies boosted the debt amount by B3.97 billion. Meanwhile, direct goverment borrowing, at Bt4.4 trillion in December, also increased by Bt31.37 billion from November.</div>

Public debt sets new record, at Bt6 tn

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Public debt sets new record, at Bt6 tn

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