Poll agency gives parties radio, TV time to tout 'achievements'Parliament officials inspect boxes containing 750 copies of the 2020 fiscal budget bill and other documents to be distributed to MPs and senators. Apichart JinakulTwenty five political parties will receive radio and television airtime to publicise their achievements between Dec 16-20, Election Commission secretary-general Jarungvith Phumma said. Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam yesterday said that 19 cabinet ministers, who are also MPs, can vote on the 2020 fiscal budget bill. The panel will be made up of 15 representatives from the cabinet, 24 from the opposition parties and another 24 from coalition parties. Mr Wissanu said the main cabinet representatives will be the finance and deputy finance ministers and the permanent secretary for finance.

Source: Bangkok Post October 08, 2019 23:14 UTC