Prime Minister Anutin nods in agreement on the plan to raise the public debt ceiling from 70% to 75%, while prioritizing a site visit to Chiang Mai Province to address the PM 2.5 dust problem first.
At 10:00 a.m. on 20 April 2026, Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, chaired the opening of the policy seminar on the preparation of the fiscal year 2570 budget at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani. Upon arrival, the Prime Minister smiled at the press and made a zipper-mouth gesture. When reporters tried to ask about the PM 2.5 dust issue, he only responded, "I will go to Chiang Mai first."
At 11:06 a.m., the Prime Minister arrived at Military Airport 2, Wing 6 (Wing 6) Don Mueang. When reporters asked about Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Akniti Nitithanprapas's plan to raise the public debt ceiling from 70 percent to 75 percent, the Prime Minister paused, nodded in agreement, and then proceeded into the reception room at Wing 6 to depart for Chiang Mai Province.
