Nattacha Warns of Coalition Rifts Over Budget Cuts

Matichon•Politics•2d ago

Reader Briefing

Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat of the People's Party claims budget cuts have caused friction among coalition government parties.

•Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat spoke at the Office of the Election Commission on August 24.
•The People's Party cut 11,000 million baht from the budget, but the government voted to allocate these funds to the central budget and nine other agencies.
•Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat suggests that budget cuts specifically affecting coalition partners may lead to internal conflict.
•The People's Party is preparing for the second and third readings of the 2027 Annual Budget Appropriation Bill.

Overview

•Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat gave an interview on August 24 at the Office of the Election Commission.
•The People's Party proposed allocating 6,000 million baht of cut funds to research funds and the remainder to the Student Loan Fund.
•The government voted to allocate the 11,000 million baht in cut budget to the central budget, Village Funds, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, and six other agencies.
•Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat stated that the government lacks listening to the people and relies too much on capitalists.
•Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat warned that budget cuts to coalition partners' proportions could create undercurrents of tension within the government.
•The People's Party is preparing to submit a general no-confidence motion before a vote-based no-confidence motion to highlight opposition recommendations.
•Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat stated that the situation will become clearer during the consideration of the budget's second and third readings.

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Key Quotes

Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat

"Incorporating the people's resolutions for correction has come entirely from news and social pressure; it is a matter where the government has erred and failed in listening to the people's voice."

การรับมติของประชาชนเข้าไปแก้ไข ล้วนแล้วแต่มาจากข่าว มาจากกระแสกดดันทางสังคมทั้งสิ้น เป็นเรื่องที่รัฐบาลยังทำผิดพลาด ถือว่าสอบตก ในเรื่องการรับฟังเสียงของประชาชน

Key Entities

Person

Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat(ณัฐชา บุญไชยอินสวัสดิ์)ℹ️

A party-list MP of the People's Party who served as a budget committee member.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

An opposition political party preparing for budget bill readings and no-confidence motions.

Office of the Election Commission(สำนักงานคณะกรรมการการเลือกตั้ง)

The location where Nattacha Boonchaiinsawat gave an interview on August 24.

Student Loan Fund(กองทุนกู้ยืมเงินเพื่อการศึกษา)

An entity the People's Party proposed to support with diverted budget funds.

Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation(กรมอุทยานแห่งชาติสัตว์ป่าและพันธุ์พืช)ℹ️

One of the government agencies that received funds from the cut budget.

Law

2027 Annual Budget Appropriation Bill(ร่าง พ.ร.บ.งบประมาณรายจ่ายประจำปีงบประมาณ 2570)

The budget legislation currently entering its second and third readings.