The Prime Minister explained at the Senate meeting the draft Budget Transfer Act of 10.3 billion baht to support urgent missions, stressing cost-effectiveness and maximum benefit to the public. The funds cannot be disbursed in fiscal year 2026.
On 6 July 2026 at 09:00, Anutin Charnvirakul, the Prime Minister, attended the 27th Senate session (first ordinary session of the year) as a special meeting to consider the draft Budget Transfer Act, which the House of Representatives has already approved.
The Prime Minister said that as the government representative, he presented the draft Budget Transfer Act to the Senate President and members as follows: The House passed the bill on 25 June 2026, transferring 10,328,065,100 baht of the 2026 fiscal year recurring budget from certain budget units to the central reserve fund for emergencies or necessities. This is to cover expenses for crisis recovery and mitigation as well as other urgent or emergency cases. The reasons for drafting this Budget Transfer Act are as follows.
1. Recurring expenses in all budget items that have not yet been disbursed or committed, or where commitments can be delayed as of 2 June 2026, such as seminar costs, training, public relations, and official overseas travel.
2. Investment expenditures in all budget items, including single-year and multi-year commitments that cannot proceed with bidding or procurement by 2 June 2026, or items the budget units have assessed as no longer necessary and wish to cancel or delay without causing damage to government operations, or that cannot be disbursed in fiscal year 2026.
In preparing this draft Budget Transfer Act, the government considered managing third- and fourth-quarter expenditures for fiscal year 2026 according to fundamental state policies necessary for public services, supporting rights and welfare to promote social justice, as well as creating jobs and income at the local level. It also considered ongoing commitments that can continue, all aligned with current circumstances. The House of Representatives has approved the draft bill as reviewed by the special committee without amendments.
The Prime Minister took this opportunity to thank the Senate President and members for considering the draft Budget Transfer Act. He welcomed any comments, suggestions, and concerns raised during the session, which the government will gratefully receive and use to ensure budget spending is cost-effective and benefits the nation and its people sustainably.