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Economist, Centennial Asia Advisors

Jason Tan

Economist

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<strong>State agencies spurred to draw down fiscal budget: </strong>With the public debt-to-GDP ratio hovering at a relatively low level of 40% in 1Q18, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak also called on state agencies to make fuller use of the fiscal 2018 budget. Projections indicate that state agencies will draw down only 70% of fiscal year 2017/2018’s annual investment budget, which would miss the 87% mark by a wide margin. However, he also acknowledged the role played by the Government Procurement…</li>
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State agencies spurred to draw down fiscal budget: With the public debt-to-GDP ratio hovering at a relatively low level of 40% in 1Q18, Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak also called on state agencies to make fuller use of the fiscal 2018 budget. Projections indicate that state agencies will draw down only 70% of fiscal year 2017/2018’s annual investment budget, which would miss the 87% mark by a wide margin. However, he also acknowledged the role played by the Government Procurement…


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