PM Votes on 2570 Budget Before Norway Trip
PM Anuthin voted on the 2570 budget bill before departing for Norway to attend the Norwegian king's state funeral, with Deputy PM Ekniti overseeing continued parliamentary proceedings in his absence.
At 10:35 a.m. on 7 September 2026, Prime Minister Anuthin Charnvirakul and the Interior Minister attended Parliament to consider the Fiscal Year 2570 appropriations bill in its second and third readings. The PM said he needed to attend as much as possible before his departure that night, when he would represent the Thai monarchy at Norway's king's state funeral. He cast his votes on individual clauses of the budget bill before leaving.
When asked if he had any concerns about being away for several days, Anuthin said there was continuous coordination among officials, and Deputy Prime Minister Ekniti Nititanprasab, who chairs the special budget committee, would remain at Parliament to brief all MPs. The PM also noted that today's proceedings were the second and third readings, which still need to go to the Senate, so there remains time to complete the process.
