Government Scraps 400 Billion Baht Borrowing Plan After Budget Padding Exposed
The government has cancelled a 400 billion baht borrowing plan after an opposition MP exposed questionable projects like EV garbage trucks and solar sports courts that appeared unrelated to genuine energy transition goals.
The government has withdrawn its 400 billion baht borrowing plan after opposition scrutiny. On July 11, MP Sirikanya Tansakul, an opposition list member and Pheu Thai deputy leader, questioned projects funded under the decree, suggesting they were padded initiatives unrelated to energy transition, such as EV garbage trucks, solar sports courts, and rooftop solar installations. The Pheu Thai Party obtained documents circulated to local government organizations that resembled product catalogs rather than substantive policy proposals. Sirikanya subsequently posted a screenshot of an urgent order from the Local Government Promotion Department notifying all provincial governors of the plan's cancellation, confirming that the digital catalog she had exposed the previous day was officially scrapped.
