Kla Tham Party MP sharply criticized the 2027 budget as misallocated, condemning the drug budget spread across many agencies that compete to hold seminars without solving problems, and urged prompt restoration of flood-affected schools.
On 1 July 2026 GMT+7, Pol. Maj. Gen. Surin Palare, MP for Songkhla from the Kla Tham Party, rose to debate during the House of Representatives meeting on the draft budget bill for fiscal year 2027, totaling 3.788 trillion baht. He expressed concern that this year's budget fails to address the country’s real crises and hardships, highlighting four urgent issues.
The Kla Tham Party MP continued, pointing out the education crisis after disasters, noting that the education budget is insufficient to restore schools, buildings, and equipment severely damaged by floods in both the North and South. He called on the Ministry of Education to quickly allocate funds for relief. Regarding the drug suppression budget, he likened it to "pouring chili paste into the river" because the 9.72 billion baht is split among 13 ministries and 253 agencies, with over 74% used for training and seminars rather than concrete solutions. This has led to daily crimes by drug users. He proposed the government shift support to the party's "White Society" policy instead.
The Kla Tham Party MP also noted that the National Anti-Corruption Commission’s (NACC) budget is inconsistent with corruption cases, observing that Thailand’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) fell to 116th globally, yet the government reduced the NACC’s budget, providing only 204.62 million baht to resolve over 4,228 pending cases—an amount too small and inadequate to complete the task within two years. Meanwhile, grassroots farmers face a livelihood crisis. He urged the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Commerce to urgently address the falling shrimp prices hindering exports to Malaysia, as well as durian exports to China and the continuous decline in agricultural product prices. He concluded that the 2027 budget should truly address livelihood problems and restore public trust, not be inefficiently dispersed.