BANGKOK, 25 September 2014 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has demanded concerted efforts among government units in each line of work while stressing the need for budgets to be evenly distributed to every corner of the country.
After his meeting with representatives of state agencies, Gen Prayut said the session was mainly aimed to categorize ministries and their subordinate offices into different working groups in accordance with the nature of their responsibilities. The premier revealed he would play the role of a coordinator so as to facilitate and speed up the works of all ministries.
On this occasion, policy guidelines were also given to the newly-formed working groups and, according to Gen Prayut, they must be implemented immediately and yield concrete results within one year. Each working group was ordered to perform its duty in an integrated manner and to submit a progress report to the next meeting.
Concerning budget disbursement, the Prime Minister said the government would make use of both the leftover budget from fiscal 2014 and the new budget prepared for fiscal 2015 in rejuvenating the national economy. He reiterated that the distribution of budgets must cover all areas throughout the Kingdom while the funds for holding seminars and field trips would mainly be spent domestically.
