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Parliament Budget Cuts, Overseas Tours Banned

Parliament Budget Cuts, Overseas Tours Banned

MGR Online•Politics•20d ago

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Parliamentary Speaker Sopon Saram mandates a beautification plan utilizing the 2026 budget and imposes a ban on overseas study tours due to an 18% budget cut in 2027.

  • •Parliamentary Speaker Sopon Saram has instructed officials to develop a plan using the 2026 budget to enhance parliamentary grounds.
  • •An 18% budget reduction for Parliament in fiscal year 2027 has led to a ban on overseas study tours for committees, MPs, and officials.
  • •Exceptions for overseas travel are permitted only for diplomatic purposes or to strengthen international relations when invited.

Overview

  • •Sopon Saram, Speaker of the House of Representatives, assigned policies to parliamentary officials.
  • •A plan for projects without TOR must be submitted to the Speaker by June.
  • •The FY2570 budget for Parliament is reduced by 18%.
  • •The reduction in the FY2570 budget is attributed to financial constraints.
  • •Sopon Saram announced a ban on overseas study tours for committees, MPs, and officials.
  • •The Speaker is encouraging the renovation of unused rooms into nurseries for parliamentary staff's children.
  • •Sopon Saram has delegated the management of the nursery initiative to Ms. Mallika Jirapanwanich.
  • •Overseas study tours are prohibited unless for fostering international relations upon invitation.

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Key Quotes

Sopon Saram
"For projects without TOR, a plan must be submitted to the Speaker by June."
ในส่วนของโครงการที่ไม่ได้ทำทีโออาร์ ขอให้ทำแผนส่งประธานสภาฯ ภายในเดือนมิ.ย.
Sopon Saram
"The FY70 budget for Parliament will be cut by 18%, ordering committees, MPs, and officials to refrain from overseas study tours."
เผยงบฯปี70 รัฐสภาถูกลดงบ 18% พร้อมสั่งงบ กมธ.-สส.-ขรก. งดเดินทางดูงานตปท.
Sopon Saram
"Unless invited to foster international relations."
เว้นถูกเชิญเพื่อเชื่อมสัมพันธ์ระหว่างประเทศ

Key Entities

Person

Sopon Saram(นายโสภณ ซารัมย์)
Speaker of the House of Representatives who assigned policies to parliamentary officials and issued directives on budget and travel.
Mallika Jirapanwanich(น.ส.มัลลิกา จิระพันธุ์วาณิช)
First Vice-Speaker of the House of Representatives responsible for overseeing the implementation of a nursery for staff's children.
Lertsak Pattanachaikul(นายเลิศศักดิ์ พัฒนชัยกุล)
Second Vice-Speaker of the House of Representatives who participated in the policy assignment meeting.

Organization

House of Representatives(สภาผู้แทนราษฎร)ℹ️
The parliamentary body whose budget was discussed and reduced, and whose officials received policy directives.
Parliament(รัฐสภา)ℹ️
The legislative institution facing budget cuts and implementing new policies on its premises and operations.
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration(กรุงเทพมหานคร)ℹ️
The city administration that will collaborate with Parliament on establishing a nursery.