Pakorn revealed the results of discussions with the Joint Committee of the Three Private Sector Institutions (JCC), agreeing to form a public-private team to revise subordinate laws to facilitate business. The focus is on seven groups aligned with new industries, aiming for a two-month timeline.
On 12 Jun 2026 GMT+7, Mr. Pakorn Nilprapan, Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs, disclosed that the meeting with the JCC involved discussing proposals from the private sector to amend and improve subordinate legislation that currently obstructs business operations in seven targeted industries.
The private sector highlighted key issues across multiple dimensions, such as outdated legal regulations causing complexity, discretionary powers of officials leading to corruption problems, and urged the government to accelerate implementation of data linkage systems (Data Sharing / Single Gateway), enhance trade protection measures for greater efficiency and speed, and unlock renewable energy constraints to meet modern global contexts.
He agreed with the private sector's proposals and exchanged views on three main points.
1. There must be a shift in mindset, not just piecemeal legal amendments. Existing laws belong to the “old world” now being disrupted. Partial legal fixes may not yield effective results; instead, the entire legal framework's design must be rethought to align with current realities.
2. Accelerate data linkage (Data Sharing / Open Data) by integrating information across government agencies into a unified system. This will reduce redundancy, lessen burdens on citizens, increase transparency, and help address corruption inherently.
3. Collaboratively identify new economic engines. He challenged the private sector to consider, beyond resolving legal obstacles facing current businesses, what new economic drivers Thailand should develop to prepare supportive laws for future industries and build a foundation for coming generations.
Pakorn stated the next steps to ensure these discussions yield results with a clear plan and timeline as follows.
1. Establish a joint public-private working group, forming a small committee chaired by the Secretary-General of the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission (OPDC), including three representatives from the JCC, three from the Office of the Council of State, and three from the OPDC.
2. Develop a plan and select urgent issues (Quick Wins). The working group will review all proposals, prioritize them, and select issues that can be addressed immediately or single issues that solve multiple problems simultaneously, akin to 'killing multiple birds with one stone,' to serve as pilot initiatives.
3. Conduct public consultation by submitting the proposed legal amendments for central public feedback over a 30-day period.
4. Present to the Cabinet within two months. The goal is to conclude the entire process with concrete outcomes to be submitted to the Cabinet meeting within no more than two months from now.