PM Seeks Legal Review After 80-90% Oppose Thai PBS Budget
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the government needs to review the legal provisions after 80-90% of respondents opposed efforts to control the Thai PBS budget. Speaking after a routine Cabinet meeting, he said several instructions were given to ministers, while the Thang Fah cost-of-living relief program was not on the agenda. He added that any financial law must first be submitted before seeking his approval.
The Prime Minister said they need to review the legal provisions after 80-90% opposed controlling the Thai PBS budget. He said he had given instructions to ministers on several issues, and the Thang Fah cost-of-living relief program was not included in the Cabinet meeting. Speaking at 11:50 a.m. on October 14, 2026 at Government House, Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, said after the Cabinet meeting that the agenda was routine and the Thai Helps Thai Thang Fah program was not considered. When asked what instructions were given in the meeting, he replied that several matters were addressed. Regarding Thai PBS’s future, citing the 80-90% opposition in the public hearing on the proposed legal amendment, he said they must examine the law. When asked again whether the matter must be submitted to him for approval as it is a financial law, he said to first submit it.
