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Parliament approves 400 billion baht loan emergency decree

Parliament approves 400 billion baht loan emergency decree

Prachachat•Politics•43m ago

Reader Briefing

The House of Representatives approved an emergency decree allowing the Ministry of Finance to borrow 400 billion baht.

  • •The House of Representatives approved the emergency decree with 285 votes in favor and 141 against.
  • •The emergency decree authorizes the Ministry of Finance to borrow 400 billion baht.
  • •The loan is intended to resolve energy crisis impacts and create an energy transition for the country.
  • •Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul thanked the House for the opportunity to serve the country and the people.

Overview

  • •The House of Representatives held a meeting for over 6 hours to consider the Emergency Decree authorizing the Ministry of Finance to borrow money for the energy crisis and energy transition 2026.
  • •The Emergency Decree authorizing the Ministry of Finance to borrow money for the energy crisis and energy transition 2026 has a credit limit of 400 billion baht.
  • •Anutin Charnvirakul stated that all discussion points from the day were beneficial and would be applied for the country's maximum benefit.
  • •Anutin Charnvirakul thanked the House for the opportunity to be a minister to serve the nation and the people.
  • •The vote result for the emergency decree was 285 in favor, 141 against, and 52 abstentions.
  • •The House of Representatives approved the emergency decree.

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Key Quotes

Anutin Charnvirakul
"Every approach discussed throughout the day has been beneficial, and we will apply them to achieve the maximum benefit for the nation."
ทุกแนวทางที่อภิปรายตลอดทั้งวัน ล้วนเป็นสิ่งที่เป็นประโยชน์ และเราจะนำมาประยุกต์ใช้ดำเนินการให้เกิดประโยชน์สูงสุดกับประเทศชาติต่อไป

Key Entities

Organization

House of Representatives(สภาผู้แทนราษฎร)ℹ️
The legislative body that voted on the emergency decree.
Ministry of Finance(กระทรวงการคลัง)ℹ️
The ministry authorized by the emergency decree to borrow funds.

Law

Emergency Decree authorizing the Ministry of Finance to borrow money for the energy crisis and energy transition 2026(พระราชกำหนด​ (พ.ร.ก.) ให้อำนาจกระทรวงการคลังกู้เงินเพื่อแก้ไขปัญหาผลกระทบจากสถานการณ์วิกฤตด้านพลังงานและสร้างการเปลี่ยนผ่านด้านพลังงานของประเทศ พ.ศ. 2569)
A decree allowing the Ministry of Finance to borrow 400 billion baht for energy crisis and transition issues.

Person

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️
The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.
Minister of Interior(รมว.มหาดไทย)ℹ️
A role held by Anutin Charnvirakul.