Thailand's parliament began debate on a 400 billion baht emergency loan decree, with the government confident of passage given its legislative majority. The opposition is targeting scrutiny of 200 billion baht allocated for energy transition, questioning whether the urgent borrowing is necessary given alternative funding sources (private sector, SOEs, existing funds) and expressing concerns about fiscal discipline and potential contractor favoritism. The energy transition package forms the core of opposition scrutiny despite their expectation the decree will pass.
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