Finance Ministry criteria for 2026 cross-year budget reservations

Prachachat•Economy•20h ago

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The Comptroller General's Department has established guidelines for government agencies to reserve the 2026 budget for cross-year payments when binding obligations exist.

•The Comptroller General's Department issued criteria for reserving the 2026 budget for cross-year payments.
•Agencies with binding obligations can reserve the 2026 budget without a minimum amount limit via the New GFMIS Thai system.
•Reservations must be completed by the last working day of September 2026.
•The measure aims to ensure continuous budget utilization and economic circulation.

Overview

•The Comptroller General's Department issued guidelines and practices for reserving the 2026 budget for cross-year payments.
•The measure is intended to support continuous budget circulation into the economic system and ensure government agencies can implement plans according to objectives.
•The guidelines are aligned with the Budget Procedure Act 2018.
•Government agencies must request the 2026 budget reservation for binding obligations via the New GFMIS Thai system without a minimum limit.
•Agencies must record reserve documents (CX/CK), select (LIST), and confirm (CONFIRM) in New GFMIS Thai, with regional agencies requiring confirmation from the budget-owning government department.
•Any request to cancel a confirmed item for budget disbursement must be submitted in writing to the Comptroller General's Department before the last working day of September 2026.
•All cross-year budget reservation requests must be completed by the last working day of September 2026.
•Patricia Mongkhonwanit urged government agencies to prioritize completing procurement and disbursements within the current fiscal year before utilizing cross-year reservations.

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Key Quotes

Patricia Mongkhonwanit

"I emphasize that government agencies must accelerate procurement and budget disbursement to be completed within the current fiscal year first."

ขอย้ำให้หน่วยงานของรัฐเร่งดำเนินการจัดซื้อจัดจ้างและเบิกจ่ายเงินงบประมาณให้แล้วเสร็จภายในปีงบประมาณก่อน

Key Entities

Person

Patricia Mongkhonwanit(นางแพตริเซีย มงคลวนิช)

Director General of the Comptroller General's Department.

Organization

Comptroller General's Department(กรมบัญชีกลาง)ℹ️

The government body that issued the criteria for reserving the 2026 budget for cross-year payments.

New GFMIS Thai

The system used by government agencies to request and confirm budget reservations.

Law

Budget Procedure Act 2018(พระราชบัญญัติวิธีการงบประมาณ พ.ศ. 2561)

The law that the guidelines for cross-year budget reservations must align with.