Know the 2025 “spending budget” draft bill before the House debates it.

Budget structure

The Budget Framework for 2025 contains important points, divided into groups, which can be summarized as follows.

1. Budget for FY 2025

The fiscal year 2025 expenditure budget is 3,752,700.0 million baht, an increase of 272,700.0 million baht or 7.8% from fiscal year 2024. 19.2% of GDP

2. Regular expenses

Current expenditures are 2,704,574.7 million baht, an increase of 164,106.1 million baht or 6.5% from fiscal year 2024 and 72.1% of the budgeted amount. Compared to a rate of 73% in FY2024.

3. Expenditure to compensate the treasury

Expenditures to replenish the treasury balance, FY 2025, there are no items to be submitted to set the budget (FY 2024 set budget of 118,361.1 million baht).

4. Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures are set at 908,224.0 million baht, an increase of 198,143.5 million baht or 27.9% from fiscal year 2024 and 24.2% of the budgeted amount. Compared to a rate of 20.4% in FY18. 2567

5. Loan principal repayment expenses

Debt principal repayment costs are allocated at 150,100.0 million baht, an increase of 31,780.0 million baht or 26.9% from FY2024 and a 4% increase in the budgeted amount compared to FY2024's 3.4%. In this regard, repayment costs are an investment cost when the loan is borrowed for the original investment. of government institutions, 10,198.7 million baht

Divided by budget committee

  1. Central Budget Expenditure This amount is set at 805,745.0 million baht, which is 21.5% of the budget amount.
  2. The budgeted expenses of budget receiving units are set at 1,254,576.8 million baht, which is 33.4% of the budgeted amount.
  3. Consolidated Expenditure Budget This amount is set at 206,858.5 million baht, which is 5.5% of the budget amount.
  4. Personnel cost budget This amount is set at 800,969.6 million baht, which is 21.4% of the budget amount.
  5. The budget for working capital costs is set at 274,296.4 million baht, which is 7.3% of the budgeted amount.
  6. The cost budget for government debt repayment is set at 410,253.7 million baht, which is 10.9% of the budgeted amount.

Budget used for each category

The annual budget for fiscal year 2025, 3,752,700.0 million baht, sets targets to be spent in various ways as follows.

1. State Public Administration

The amount is 888,284 million baht or 23.7% of the total budget. To pay for the functioning of the legislative body. Financial management Central personnel management Preparation of statistics Foreign administration Providing economic assistance to countries including research and development in public administration of the state. This includes loan repayments and local transfers.

2. National security

The amount is 198,624.2 million baht or 5.3% of the total budget. National defense activities and regional defense should be paid for by the civilian sector, including regional defense volunteers and members of the executive branch.

3. Maintaining inner peace

The amount is 209,112.5 million baht or 5.6% of the total budget expenditure. Paying for the work of the judiciary, prosecutors, police and fire protection. and correctional work including research and development in maintaining internal peace.

4. Economy

The amount is 883,636.6 million baht or 23.5% of the total budget. Provision of arable land to farmers for land management costs Product price support Enhancement of agriculture, animal husbandry, pest control, forestry, fisheries, surveying, procurement, development and control of fuel resources. Power generation from various energy sources Mineral resource activities Promotion of industrial regulation Research for industrial development

Regulation of civil and commercial activities, hotel and restaurant operations. Tourism, labour, implementation of various multi-purpose projects, land, water and air transport systems, communication (including television and radio broadcasting systems) management and development of construction, religious, cultural and entertainment) and economic research and development are classified as

5. Environment

The amount is 13,600.0 million baht or 0.4% of the total budget. To cover the cost of storage, diversion and disposal of sewage and sewage into sewers. Wastewater treatment system management and construction Drainage systems, sewers, air and climate protection Protection of ground and surface water Reduction of noise pollution Radiation protection Construction of a dam or sound barrier Measures to reduce water pollution Ecology and landscape protection Including environmental research and development

6. Housing and Community

The amount is 280,329.5 million baht or 7.5% of the total budget. Payment for the activity of providing housing. and setting standards urban planning community development including water supply for consumption and research and development in housing and communities.

7. Public Health

The amount is 354,434.0 million baht or 9.4% of the total budget expenditure. Payment management planning for delivery of public health services both hospital operations various clinical facilities, research and knowledge for public health improvement and delivery of health services.

8. Religion, Culture and Entertainment

The amount is 20,454.7 million baht or 0.5% of the total budget. To cover expenses for sports management in areas covered by the policy in addition to education. Plus, it's an operating cost. Cultural, religious, broadcasting and television organization expenses including management of various publications, creation of parks or recreational facilities, libraries, museums and botanical gardens. Including research and development in religion, culture and entertainment.

9. Education

This amount is 473,481.3 million baht or 12.6% of the total budget expenditure. Management of education from primary to tertiary level before expenses related to education administration. Including research on non-formal education, scholarship, education and academic development. Local body to carry out education including such budgetary amount grants

10. Social work

The amount is 430,744.0 million baht or 11.5% of the total budget expenditure. To cover the costs of administering social security for individuals who have lost income due to illness. Provision of alternative benefits to the general public in the case of retirement Government employees Housing for social work activities including other assistance such as calamities. Including research and development in social work.

For the year 2025

Top 10 Agencies with Biggest Budget

For the budget receiving units that have received budget allocations for 2025, ranked from the top 10 agencies with the highest budget allocations, the details are as follows:

  • Ministry of Finance, budgeted at 390,314 million baht
  • Ministry of Education, budget 340,584 million baht
  • Ministry of Interior, Budget amount 294,863 million baht
  • Ministry of Defence, budgeted at 200,923 million baht
  • Ministry of Transport, budget 193,618 million baht
  • Ministry of Public Health, budget 172,285 million baht
  • Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, budget 132,294 million baht
  • Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, budget 123,150 million baht
  • Ministry of Labour, budgeted at 67,772 million baht
  • Prime Minister's Office, budgeted at 36,128 million baht

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