Election Commission of Thailand allows the Cabinet to use the central budget to fix the high power

Office of the Election Commission of Thailand, May 15 – The Election Commission of Thailand has agreed with the Ministry of Energy. I would like to use the central budget to fix the expensive electricity bill for the month of May-August, with a limit of over ten thousand million baht. reduce people's suffering

The Office of the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) has notified the case that the Secretariat of the Cabinet has requested approval from the Election Commission of Thailand regarding the expenditure of an emergency or necessary reserve budget according to Section 169(3) of the Constitution. of the Ministry of Energy in order to proceed in accordance with Section 169(3);

Today (May 15), the Election Commission of Thailand (EC) meeting approved the use of the budget for the fiscal year 2023, the central budget, a list of reserves for emergency or necessary expenses. To be an expense to alleviate suffering and help reduce the cost of living for the people. from the situation of energy prices that are affected by electricity prices which is a basic utility In the form of a discount from an increase in the automatic electricity tariff or the FT fee from May to August 2023 within the total limit. 10,464,000,000 baht as proposed by the Cabinet.-

Source: Thai News Agency

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