Interior Ministry Urges Budget Disbursement for 2026 Provinces

Thansettakij•Economy•18d ago

Reader Briefing

Permanent Secretary for Interior Arsit Samphantharat has ordered provincial governors to accelerate budget disbursement for the 2026 fiscal year after identifying significant shortfalls.

•Budget disbursement for provincial and provincial group plans at the end of the third quarter of 2026 was 36.99%, which is 39.01% below the target.
•Budget spending for the 2026 fiscal year was 82.35%, exceeding the target by 1.35%.
•Budget disbursement for the 2025 fiscal year carried over to the next year has reached 84.09%.
•Provincial governors must report remaining funds from urgent public grievance resolution budgets for 2026 by July 31.

Overview

•Overall budget disbursement for provincial and provincial group plans at the end of the third quarter of 2026 stood at 36.99%, failing the target by 39.01%.
•Overall budget spending for the same period was 82.35%, which is 1.35% higher than the target.
•The budget from the 2025 fiscal year carried over for disbursement has been spent at a rate of 84.09%, with 15.91% remaining.
•Arsit Samphantharat instructed provincial group heads and provincial governors to accelerate project implementation and budget spending for 2026 to meet government targets.
•Budgets carried over from the 2025 fiscal year must be disbursed by September 30, 2026, or the funds will be lapsed by law, making the responsible agency accountable.
•Arsit Samphantharat requested provincial governors to report actual or expected remaining funds from the 2026 budget for urgent public grievance resolution by July 31.
•The report on remaining funds from the urgent public grievance resolution budget is required to return unused funds to the Ministry of Interior for overall budget management.
•The 2026 budget for urgent public grievance resolution is intended to solve urgent problems lacking other funding sources and support government, national, and Ministry of Interior policies.

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Key Entities

Organization

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry responsible for overseeing provincial budget disbursement and urgent public grievance resolution funds.

Person

Arsit Samphantharat(อรรษิษฐ์ สัมพันธรัตน์)

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior who issued orders to accelerate provincial budget disbursement.