SEPO reveals that state-owned enterprises disburse investment budget higher than target

SEPO reveals that state-owned enterprises disbursed investment budget for 9 months of more than 130 billion baht, higher than the target.

Mrs. Panthip Sripimon, director of the State Enterprise Policy Office (SEPO), revealed that in 2023, state-owned enterprises had disbursed investment budgets until June 2023 in the amount of 134,823 million baht, or 105 percent of the disbursement plan. Consists of the disbursement of the investment budget of state enterprises in the fiscal year. (From October 2022 – June 2023) 34 places in the amount of 79,137 million baht or 102 percent of the disbursement plan. and state enterprises in the calendar year (January 2023 – June 2023) 9 places in the amount of 55,686 million baht or 108 percent of the disbursement plan

Ms. Piyawan Lamkijja, a consultant for state enterprise development, said that large investment projects Importantly, can still be disbursed higher than planned, namely, the Thai-Chinese high-speed train project, Phase 1 (Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima period) of the State Railway of Thailand. MRT Purple Line Project, Tao Pun - Rat Burana Section of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand Rama 3 - Dao Khanong - Western Outer Ring Road Expressway Project of the Expressway Authority of Thailand The 9th Master Plan Improvement Project of the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority and the transmission and distribution system development project, phase 2 of the Provincial Electricity Authority

Mrs. Panthip Sripimon, Director of SEPO, added that The results of the capital expenditure disbursement at the end of June 2023 are the results of state enterprises' disbursements for the 9-month fiscal year, accounting for 65 percent of the full year's investment budget framework. and is the result of the disbursement of state enterprises in the 6-month calendar year, accounting for 38 percent of the SEPO investment budget framework. .

Source: Thai News Agency