Suphanat Criticizes Government Flood Relief Budget Miscalculation

Thairath•Politics•5d ago

Reader Briefing

MP Suphanat Minchaiyanan urges the Cabinet to increase flood relief funds after the current budget is nearly exhausted.

•Suphanat Minchaiyanan stated on October 17, 2026, that 5,215 million baht of the 5,290 million baht flood relief budget has already been paid.
•Approximately 1.7 million flood victims nationwide, including 700,000 in Bangkok, have applied for aid but have not yet received approval.
•Suphanat Minchaiyanan estimates an additional 12,000 million baht is needed to cover all affected citizens.

Overview

•On October 17, 2026, Suphanat Minchaiyanan revealed that the flood relief budget is nearly depleted.
•Out of the 5,290 million baht approved by the Cabinet in two rounds, 5,215 million baht has been disbursed.
•Suphanat Minchaiyanan claimed the government underestimated flood damage by more than 4 times.
•Around 683,000 victims have received aid, while 1.7 million victims nationwide have submitted requests but are pending approval.
•Specifically in Bangkok, 700,000 victims have applied for relief but have not received approval.
•Suphanat Minchaiyanan noted that the budget misalignment has caused aid processes to stall for citizens whose homes flooded last month.
•Suphanat Minchaiyanan urged Anutin to push the Cabinet to urgently increase the budget framework.
•Suphanat Minchaiyanan argued that the budget miscalculation reflects a failure in the government's flood management.

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Key Quotes

Suphanat Minchaiyanan

"We must question the government and the Ministry of Interior as to why the budget figures calculated 'after' the flood occurred still underestimated the damage by 4 times."

เราคงต้องตั้งคำถามไปยังรัฐบาลและกระทรวงมหาดไทย ว่าเหตุใดตัวเลขงบประมาณที่คำนวณขึ้น “หลังจาก” เกิดอุทกภัยแล้ว จึงยังประเมินความเสียหายต่ำกว่าความเป็นจริงถึง 4 เท่า

Suphanat Minchaiyanan

"Mr. Anutin, as Minister of Interior, must urgently push this matter to the Cabinet meeting to request a resolution to increase the flood relief budget framework."

นายกฯ อนุทิน ในฐานะ รมว.มหาดไทย ต้องเร่งดันเรื่องนี้เข้าสู่ที่ประชุม ครม. เพื่อขอมติเพิ่มกรอบวงเงินเยียวยาน้ำท่วมแบบเร่งด่วน

Key Entities

Person

Suphanat Minchaiyanan(ศุภณัฐ มีนชัยนันท์)

An MP for Bangkok District 9 from the People's Party.

Anutin(อนุทิน)ℹ️

The Minister of Interior.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party to which Suphanat Minchaiyanan belongs.

Cabinet(ครม.)

The government body that approved the flood relief budget framework.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry questioned by Suphanat Minchaiyanan regarding budget calculations.

Place

Bangkok(กรุงเทพมหานคร)ℹ️

An area where 700,000 flood victims have applied for relief.