The government is preparing to restructure by abolishing 11 positions starting fiscal year 2027, targeting a reduction of more than 30,000 posts. Each agency is to review its workforce and adopt technology replacements before submitting reduction plans to the Civil Service Commission.
Yesterday, 11 August 2026, at the Government House, Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapunt revealed that the meeting
of the Cabinet approved the proposal from the Civil Service Commission to reform public sector workforce management. This action aligns with key government policies because currently about 73% of the national budget is spent on fixed expenses, limiting funds available for investment and development. Therefore, there is a need to urgently review the structure and duties of public agencies to enhance budget efficiency. The proposal includes abolishing 11 support job categories that do not require civil servant employment upon retirement, starting from fiscal year 2027. These are:
1. Clerical staff (specifically in central administrative government sectors)
2. Publicity and public relations staff
3. Communication staff
4. Audiovisual education staff
5. Library staff
6. Dredging technicians
7. Printing technicians
8. Photographers
9. Artistic technicians
10. Librarians (except in the Fine Arts Department, Ministry of Culture)
11. Announcers and news reporters
The initial target is to reduce more than 30,000 posts. Each agency must review its roles and duties to identify tasks where steps can be reduced, technology can replace manual work, or duties no longer need to be performed in the current manner before submitting plans to the Civil Service Commission for phased reductions. Meanwhile, the Office of the Public Sector Development Commission will prepare detailed plans and disclose them to the public.
The goal is to reduce the fixed budget ratio to no more than 30%, a long-term target they seek to achieve, although this figure has not yet been officially presented to the Cabinet.