Editing Economy of Thailand (section)

==Kingdom of Thailand budget==
The [[Kingdom of Thailand]]'s [[Fiscal year|FY2017]] budget was 2.733 trillion [[Thai baht|baht]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tanakasempipat |first=Patpicha |date=27 January 2017 |title=Thailand to spend $5.4 bln more to boost growth in provinces |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/thailand-budget-idUSL4N1FH22M/#:~:text=Thailand's%20original%20budget%20for%20the%202017%20fiscal,September%20this%20year%2C%20was%202.73%20trillion%20baht |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=[[Reuters]] |quote=Thailand's original budget for the 2017 fiscal year, which started in October and lasts until September this year, was 2.73 trillion baht ($77.40 billion).}}</ref>

In May 2018, the Thai Cabinet approved a FY2019 budget of three trillion baht, up 3.4 percent—100 billion baht—from FY2018. Annual revenue is projected to reach 2.55 trillion baht, up 4.1 percent, or 100 billion baht. Overall, the national budget will face a deficit of 450 billion baht. The cabinet also approved a budget deficit until 2022 in order to drive the economy to a growth of 3.5–4.5 percent a year.<ref name="Nation-20180529">{{cite news|title=Rehab plans for state agencies backed|url=https://www.nationthailand.com/detail/Economy/30346457|access-date=29 May 2018|work=The Nation|date=29 May 2018|archive-date=16 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616183431/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/Economy/30346457|url-status=live}}</ref>