Re: "Why children matter in the budget", (Opinion, July 2).
Kohnwilai Teppunkoonngam's opinion reminds us that children should not be pushed to the margins of national budget planning. This point is especially important at a time when Thailand's falling birth rate is widely seen as a national crisis. A shrinking younger generation will eventually weaken the labour force, deepen population ageing and increase the dependency burden. But the response should not be limited to encouraging more births. Thailand must also invest more wisely in the children who are already here.
