The Cabinet meeting on Tuesday 19, February 2008 has come to following decisions:
Government Policy Implementation Approach
The cabinet approved government policy implementation approach in the urgent term as proposed by Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board, and appointed Deputy Prime Minister in charge with particular plan of actions.
The Office of the National Economic Development Board proposed the immediate policy implementation as follows:
1. Formulating State Administration Plan, Ministries’ Four-Year Action Plans and Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2009.
1.1 State Administration Plan 2008-2011
The members of committee are:
- Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. Somchai Wongsawat)
- Secretary-General to the Cabinet
- Secretary-General to the Prime Minister
- Secretary-General, Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board
- Budget Bureau Director
- Secretary-General, Office of Public Sector Development Commission.
Implementation Guideline:
- Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister in Charge pass on Government Policy to government agencies to formulate their strategy plans, programs and projects.
- Fundamental Policy and other development plans involved should be considered in the plan.
Time and Schedule
The drafting of State Administration Plan should be proposed to Prime Minister and Cabinet on 11 March 2008.
Procedure Timeline
1. The Cabinet present Policy Statement to 18 February 2008
the National Assembly
2. The 1st committee meeting on State 22 February 2008
Administration Plan
3. Government agencies meeting on clarifying 25 February 2008
and delivering on Government Policy
4. Deputy Prime Minister and the responsible 26-29 February 2008
Ministers supervising their ministries to
formulate State Administration Proposal
5. Ministries deliver the Proposed Plan to - 3 March 2008
The Office of Public Sector Development
Commission- The Bureau of the Budget The -
Office of the National Economic and Social
Development Board and seek for approval by
Deputy Prime Minister and the responsible
Ministers
6. Plan Integration- The National Economic 3-7 March 2008
and Social Development Board integrates
Ministerial plan proposal and State
Administrative Plan. - The Bureau of the
Budget integrates the budget plan.
7. The 2nd committee meeting on State 7 March 2008
Administration Plan
8. Propose to Prime Minister and Cabinet 11 March 2008
1.2 Ministries’ Four-Year Action Plans and Action Plan for Fiscal Year
Ministries’ Four-Year Action Plans and Action Plan for Fiscal Year must correspond with the State Administration Plan.
After the cabinet approved on State Administration Plan, all government agencies require to develop Ministries Action Plan and Budget plan for budgeting purpose for fiscal year 2009.
2. Formulating the urgent policies in order to encourage confidence in Thailand economics by pursuing 1-year measure in accordance with the Urgent Economics Policy as follows:
2.1 Urgent Policies and Responsible Agencies
Urgent Policies Deputy Prime Minister Ministry
(1) Resolve public problems Deputy Prime Minister Ministry of Finance/ Bank of
1. Maintaining the stability (Dr. Surapong Suebwonglee) Thailand/Ministry of
of the Baht, prices for (Mr. Mingkwan Sangsuwan) Commerce/ Ministry of
consumer goods, and energy Energy/ Ministry of
prices. Transportation/ Ministry of
Agriculture and Cooperative
2. Implement measure to Ministry of Energy
alleviate the impact of
energy prices.
(2) Reduce the public spending Deputy Prime Minister
3. Create a risk insurance (Mr. Somchai Wongsawat) Ministry of Agriculture and
scheme for farmers Cooperative
(Major General Sanan
4. Establish a system for land Kajornprasart) Ministry of Agriculture and
ownership and land usage zoning Cooperative/ Ministry of
National Resources and
Environment
5. Expand the role of the Ministry of Education
community fix-it center
6. Create opportunities for the Ministry of Social
people to have their own housing Development and Human Security
(3) Increase the people revenue Deputy Prime Minister
7. Increase the potential of Ministry of Prime Minister’s
village and urban community funds (Dr. Surapong Suebwonglee) Office
8. Allocates budgets for all Ministry of Interior
villages and communities by
population size (Small Medium
Large :SML)
9. Improve the management efficiency Ministry of Prime Minister’s Office
of the One Tambon One Product (OTOP)
10.Resume the People’s Bank Project Ministry of Finance
11.Suspend the debt of small and Ministry of Finance
low income farmers
12.Support the extension credit Ministry of Finance
to owners of small and medium sized
enterprises and community enterprises.
(4) Government investment and Deputy Prime Minister
government spending
13. Expedite the investment such (Mr. Sahas Banditkul) Ministry of Transportation
as the mass transit system, rail
lines system and international airport. (Mr. Suwit Khunkitti)
14. Expand the acreage of irrigated Ministry of Agriculture and
land and improve the efficiency of Cooperative
the irrigation system
15. Announcing the 2008-2009 as the Ministry of Industry
“Year of Investment”
16. Expedite the Government Budget Ministry of Finance
17. Improve the law of foreign Ministry of Finance
investment (FBA/Retail)
(5) Generate country revenue Deputy Prime Minister
18. Announcing the 2008-2009 as (Major General Sanan Ministry of Tourism and Sports
the “Year of Tourism in Thailand” Kajornprasart)
(Mr. Mingkwan Sangsuwan)
(6) National Resources and Environment Deputy Prime Minister
19. Expedite measures and projects (Mr. Sahas Banditkul) Ministry of National Resource and
to mitigate the impact of the global Environment
warming crisis
2.2 Assigned Deputy Prime Minister (Dr. Surapong Suebvonglee) as a president of the committee on urgent economic driving policy, the responsible ministers as others committee, General-Secretary to the national economics and social development board as a secretary and Deputy General-Secretary to the national economics and social development board as an assistant secretary.
--Cabinet Meeting (Samak Sundaravej) February 19, 2008--
Government Policy Implementation Approach
The cabinet approved government policy implementation approach in the urgent term as proposed by Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board, and appointed Deputy Prime Minister in charge with particular plan of actions.
The Office of the National Economic Development Board proposed the immediate policy implementation as follows:
1. Formulating State Administration Plan, Ministries’ Four-Year Action Plans and Action Plan for Fiscal Year 2009.
1.1 State Administration Plan 2008-2011
The members of committee are:
- Deputy Prime Minister (Mr. Somchai Wongsawat)
- Secretary-General to the Cabinet
- Secretary-General to the Prime Minister
- Secretary-General, Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board
- Budget Bureau Director
- Secretary-General, Office of Public Sector Development Commission.
Implementation Guideline:
- Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister in Charge pass on Government Policy to government agencies to formulate their strategy plans, programs and projects.
- Fundamental Policy and other development plans involved should be considered in the plan.
Time and Schedule
The drafting of State Administration Plan should be proposed to Prime Minister and Cabinet on 11 March 2008.
Procedure Timeline
1. The Cabinet present Policy Statement to 18 February 2008
the National Assembly
2. The 1st committee meeting on State 22 February 2008
Administration Plan
3. Government agencies meeting on clarifying 25 February 2008
and delivering on Government Policy
4. Deputy Prime Minister and the responsible 26-29 February 2008
Ministers supervising their ministries to
formulate State Administration Proposal
5. Ministries deliver the Proposed Plan to - 3 March 2008
The Office of Public Sector Development
Commission- The Bureau of the Budget The -
Office of the National Economic and Social
Development Board and seek for approval by
Deputy Prime Minister and the responsible
Ministers
6. Plan Integration- The National Economic 3-7 March 2008
and Social Development Board integrates
Ministerial plan proposal and State
Administrative Plan. - The Bureau of the
Budget integrates the budget plan.
7. The 2nd committee meeting on State 7 March 2008
Administration Plan
8. Propose to Prime Minister and Cabinet 11 March 2008
1.2 Ministries’ Four-Year Action Plans and Action Plan for Fiscal Year
Ministries’ Four-Year Action Plans and Action Plan for Fiscal Year must correspond with the State Administration Plan.
After the cabinet approved on State Administration Plan, all government agencies require to develop Ministries Action Plan and Budget plan for budgeting purpose for fiscal year 2009.
2. Formulating the urgent policies in order to encourage confidence in Thailand economics by pursuing 1-year measure in accordance with the Urgent Economics Policy as follows:
2.1 Urgent Policies and Responsible Agencies
Urgent Policies Deputy Prime Minister Ministry
(1) Resolve public problems Deputy Prime Minister Ministry of Finance/ Bank of
1. Maintaining the stability (Dr. Surapong Suebwonglee) Thailand/Ministry of
of the Baht, prices for (Mr. Mingkwan Sangsuwan) Commerce/ Ministry of
consumer goods, and energy Energy/ Ministry of
prices. Transportation/ Ministry of
Agriculture and Cooperative
2. Implement measure to Ministry of Energy
alleviate the impact of
energy prices.
(2) Reduce the public spending Deputy Prime Minister
3. Create a risk insurance (Mr. Somchai Wongsawat) Ministry of Agriculture and
scheme for farmers Cooperative
(Major General Sanan
4. Establish a system for land Kajornprasart) Ministry of Agriculture and
ownership and land usage zoning Cooperative/ Ministry of
National Resources and
Environment
5. Expand the role of the Ministry of Education
community fix-it center
6. Create opportunities for the Ministry of Social
people to have their own housing Development and Human Security
(3) Increase the people revenue Deputy Prime Minister
7. Increase the potential of Ministry of Prime Minister’s
village and urban community funds (Dr. Surapong Suebwonglee) Office
8. Allocates budgets for all Ministry of Interior
villages and communities by
population size (Small Medium
Large :SML)
9. Improve the management efficiency Ministry of Prime Minister’s Office
of the One Tambon One Product (OTOP)
10.Resume the People’s Bank Project Ministry of Finance
11.Suspend the debt of small and Ministry of Finance
low income farmers
12.Support the extension credit Ministry of Finance
to owners of small and medium sized
enterprises and community enterprises.
(4) Government investment and Deputy Prime Minister
government spending
13. Expedite the investment such (Mr. Sahas Banditkul) Ministry of Transportation
as the mass transit system, rail
lines system and international airport. (Mr. Suwit Khunkitti)
14. Expand the acreage of irrigated Ministry of Agriculture and
land and improve the efficiency of Cooperative
the irrigation system
15. Announcing the 2008-2009 as the Ministry of Industry
“Year of Investment”
16. Expedite the Government Budget Ministry of Finance
17. Improve the law of foreign Ministry of Finance
investment (FBA/Retail)
(5) Generate country revenue Deputy Prime Minister
18. Announcing the 2008-2009 as (Major General Sanan Ministry of Tourism and Sports
the “Year of Tourism in Thailand” Kajornprasart)
(Mr. Mingkwan Sangsuwan)
(6) National Resources and Environment Deputy Prime Minister
19. Expedite measures and projects (Mr. Sahas Banditkul) Ministry of National Resource and
to mitigate the impact of the global Environment
warming crisis
2.2 Assigned Deputy Prime Minister (Dr. Surapong Suebvonglee) as a president of the committee on urgent economic driving policy, the responsible ministers as others committee, General-Secretary to the national economics and social development board as a secretary and Deputy General-Secretary to the national economics and social development board as an assistant secretary.
--Cabinet Meeting (Samak Sundaravej) February 19, 2008--