Parliament approves 2027 budget with 338-144 vote

Matichon•Politics•10d ago

Reader Briefing

The House of Representatives passed the 2027 Annual Budget Bill in its third reading with 338 votes in favor and 144 against.

•The 2027 Annual Budget Bill was approved on September 10 with 338 votes in favor, 144 against, 2 abstentions, and 1 non-vote.
•MP Chayapol Satonsadee of the People's Party criticized the use of revolving funds for the High-Level Political and Election Development Course (POTS) Class 17.
•The Senate is scheduled to consider the budget bill on September 11 at 09.00.
•The second reading of the budget bill for sections 33 to 41 took 11 hours to complete.

Overview

•Chayapol Satonsadee claimed the POTS course acts as a vessel for the 'Blue Universe' network and is used to build connections under the Election Commission using revolving funds.
•Chayapol Satonsadee stated the POTS course uses 15 million baht annually from the political development fund.
•Chayapol Satonsadee alleged that 5 out of 7 members of the 36th subcommittee, who changed their ruling on Senator collusion, have links to the POTS course.
•Chayapol Satonsadee proposed that the budget for the revolving fund section should not be increased to prevent the continued creation of such networks.
•The House of Representatives concluded the second and third readings of the 2027 Annual Budget Bill on September 10, closing the meeting at 20.38.
•The 2027 Annual Budget Bill passed the third reading with 338 votes in favor, 144 against, 2 abstentions, and 1 non-vote.
•The Senate will consider the 2027 Annual Budget Bill on September 11 at 09.00.

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Key Quotes

Chayapol Satonsadee

"I want to answer someone with a heart as wide as the ocean who said earlier that this course selects people based on quotas from each political party, but I want to say that is not entirely true."

อยากจะตอบท่านผู้หนึ่งที่มีหัวใจกว้างขวางดุจดังมหาสมุทรได้มีการพูดก่อนหน้านี้ว่าหลักสูตรนี้ได้มีการคัดคนเข้าไปตามโควตาแต่ละพรรคการเมืองแต่ก็อยากจะบอกว่าไม่ใช่ข้อเท็จจริงทั้งหมด

Key Entities

Person

Chayapol Satonsadee(ชยพล สะท้อนดี)

A Bangkok MP from the People's Party who debated the revolving fund budget.

Sophon(โสภณ)

The person who ordered the closing of the meeting at 20.38.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party to which MP Chayapol Satonsadee belongs.

Election Commission(กกต.)

The body under which the POTS course connections are allegedly built.

Senate(วุฒิสภา)ℹ️

The legislative body scheduled to consider the budget bill on September 11.

Revolving Fund(กองทุนหมุนเวียน)

The fund used to budget the POTS course and other projects.

Policy

POTS(พตส.)

The High-Level Political and Election Development Course, Class 17.

Law

Annual Budget Appropriation Act 2027(พ.ร.บ.งบประมาณรายจ่ายประจำปี 2570)

The budget legislation passed by the House of Representatives on September 10.