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Opposition parties hold Kathin debate on defense budget, showing lack of transparency

Parliament, The opposition holds a Kathin debate on the Ministry of Defence's budget. Looks like it's not transparent. Pull back the document claiming secret information Hope the government arranges budget for '68 in a better direction. Mr. Pakornwut Udompitaksakul The chairman of the opposition coalition coordination committee, or opposition whip, said about the debate on the draft budget bill for fiscal year 2024, agendas 2 and 3, that many MPs had already prepared content for the debate, with MPs expressing their intention to join. Quite a lot came. And there are probably people who want to discuss it further. which is mostly Commissioners who see a lack of transparency or irregularities, including worthlessness in budget allocation Then the budget cannot be cut at the committee level. It will be discussed. We will try to focus on each ministry and each project. And many projects have been shared and discussed with fellow MPs. and saw that it might be possible to find more information 'If we talk about the lack of transparency, every year we will focus on Ministry of Defense budget Because there are many secret documents and many agencies When considering at the sub-committee level, documents were requested to be returned. refused to hand it over to the subcommittee for further consideration As far as I know, there are quite a number,' Mr. Pakornwut said. Opposition Chief Whip Also sent to Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. that the fiscal year 2025 expenditure budget is the year in which the Prime Minister and this government will have full power and have enough time to allocate a large budget Therefore, we should see the change that the leading party forming the government said before the election. Which is now 7 months ago. What the government The best reflection of whether the country has really changed or not is whether the government's use of the budget that comes from taxes on the citizens has really changed or not. It is expected to see changes in a better direction. Sou rce: Thai News Agency