Bangkok, 9 July 2026 – Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is awaiting a Constitutional Court ruling on his government’s 400 billion baht emergency borrowing plan, a decision that could shape Thailand’s fiscal response to slowing growth, higher energy costs and household financial pressure.

The borrowing plan, worth about US$12 billion, has become a major test for Anutin’s administration as it seeks to fund relief measures and longer-term energy transition projects through an emergency decree.

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