After a day-long debate, the Lower House passed the first reading of the government’s 122 billion baht mid-year supplementary budget bill, to fund the “digital wallet” scheme, by 297 to 164 votes.
The House then set up a 32-member scrutiny committee to deliberate the bill for two days, after which it will return to the House for its second and final readings by July 31st.
It is reported that 314 government MPs attended the debate yesterday, but 15 of them did not cast votes for unknown reasons.
