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Budget Bureau Tightens Year 70 Personnel Budget and Hiring

Budget Bureau Tightens Year 70 Personnel Budget and Hiring

Matichon•Politics•27m ago

Reader Briefing

The Budget Bureau is implementing strict guidelines for personnel budget management for the 2027 fiscal year to ensure efficiency and alignment with national strategies.

  • •Budget Bureau Director Anan Kaewkamnerd proposed notifying government agencies of personnel budget management guidelines for the 2027 fiscal year.
  • •Budget agencies must strictly follow guidelines regarding the appointment of civil servants and hiring of state employees.
  • •The guidelines include delaying the filling of certain vacancies and restricting hiring to approved budget allocations.
  • •The measures align with a Cabinet resolution dated August 11, 2026.

Overview

  • •On September 16, a source from the Government House revealed the proposed guidelines for the 2027 fiscal year personnel budget.
  • •Budget Bureau Director Anan Kaewkamnerd proposed sending letters to permanent secretaries, heads of government agencies, state enterprises, and other agencies to clarify budget administration.
  • •The Budget Bureau aims to make manpower management efficient, aligned with the National Economic and Social Development Plan and rapid technological changes.
  • •The guidelines are based on a Cabinet resolution dated August 11, 2026.
  • •Budget agencies may appoint civil servants or hire state employees only for positions with approved budgets under the Annual Appropriations Act or Supplementary Appropriations Act.
  • •Budget agencies must delay filling vacancies that have revolving funds for government employees or temporary employees, unless utilizing remaining budget funds.
  • •Exceptions to certain filling delays are granted to the Courts, National Assembly, Independent Organizations, and the Office of the Attorney General.
  • •Agencies requiring personnel appointments beyond approved budgets must seek prior agreement from the Budget Bureau on a case-by-case basis.

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Key Entities

Organization

Budget Bureau(สำนักงบประมาณ)
The agency responsible for proposing guidelines and managing personnel budget expenditures for the 2027 fiscal year.
Cabinet(คณะรัฐมนตรี)
The body that issued a resolution on August 11, 2026, regarding budget principles.
Courts(ศาล)ℹ️
Government agencies exempt from certain hiring delays.
National Assembly(รัฐสภา)ℹ️
Government agencies exempt from certain hiring delays.
Independent Organizations(องค์กรอิสระ)
Government agencies exempt from certain hiring delays.
Office of the Attorney General(องค์กรอัยการ)ℹ️
Government agencies exempt from certain hiring delays.
Royal Thai Police(สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ)ℹ️
An agency exempt from certain hiring delays specifically for the appointment of police students.

Person

Anan Kaewkamnerd(อนันต์ แก้วกำเนิด)
The Director of the Budget Bureau.

Place

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️
The location where the source of the news disclosure was based.

Law

Annual Appropriations Act(พ.ร.บ.งบประมาณรายจ่ายประจำปี)
The law that approves the budget for the appointment of civil servants and hiring of state employees.
State Financial and Fiscal Discipline Act 2018(พ.ร.บ.วินัยการเงินการคลังของรัฐ พ.ศ.2561)
The law that budget agencies must strictly follow regarding budget expenditures.