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Thai Ministry of Defence’s fiscal year 2023 budget reaches THB 197.292 billion

The budget allocation for defence is the fourth highest among ministries under the national budget for fiscal year 2023, which begins in October. The Defence Ministry budget is allocated as follows:

Royal Thai Army: Allocated Bt96.573bn.

• Personnel spending: Bt60.237bn
• National defence development and preparations to meet national threats: Bt19.486bn
• Basic security operations: Bt12.906bn
• Defence strategies and solving national security problems: Bt2.979bn
• Operations in deep South: Bt462m

Royal Thai Navy: Allocated Bt40.322bn.

• Personnel spending: Bt21.511bn
• National defence development and preparations to meet national threats: Bt13.13bn
• Basic security operations: Bt4.595bn
• Special eastern development zone: Bt716m
• Strategies to promote international relations: Bt155m

Royal Thai Air Force:  Allocated Bt36.112bn.

• National defence development and preparations to meet national threats: Bt18.084bn
• Personnel spending: Bt14.167bn
• Basic security operations: Bt3.785bn
• Strategies to promote security of national institutes: Bt35m
• Strategies to promote international relations: Bt23m

Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters: Allocated Bt14.54bn.

• Personnel spending: Bt7.12bn
• National defence development and preparations to meet national threats: Bt5.618bn
• Basic security operations: Bt1.611bn
• Strategies to promote international relations: Bt69m
• Strategies to promote security of national institutes: Bt53m

Office of Permanent Secretary for Defence: Allocated Bt9.238bn.

• Personnel spending: Bt4.127bn
• Basic security operations: Bt3.538bn
• National defence development and preparations to meet national threats: Bt1.524bn
• Strategies to promote international relations: Bt26m
• Strategies to promote security of national institutes: Bt17m

Defence Technology Institute: Allocated Bt504m. Budget divided as follows:

• Personnel spending: Bt274m
• National defence development and preparations to meet national threats: Bt165m
• Development of defence industry and future services

According to the Nation Newspaper on 30 November 2022

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