Watanya seeks 12-billion-baht budget cut, warns of ‘blank cheque’ for government
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026
Watanya Bunnag urges MPs to scrap a 12-billion-baht energy allocation, saying it duplicates emergency borrowing and could escape parliamentary scrutiny.
Interior freezes local projects after opposition flags ‘catalogue’ and duplicate-budget claims
SATURDAY, JULY 11, 2026
Interior Ministry has suspended local project submissions under the 400-billion-baht energy loan decree after opposition concerns over procurement and budget overlap
Ekniti defends B400bn loan decree as oil shock hits Thai economy ahead of court ruling
MONDAY, JULY 06, 2026
Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas says the 400-billion-baht emergency loan decree is vital to sustain Thailand’s economy, ease the impact of rising global oil prices and accelerate the country’s energy transition before a Constitutional Court ruling on July 9.