The government shrugged off a threat by the opposition to vote down the 3.18-trillion-baht budget bill for fiscal 2023, saying it expected the bill to be passed in its second and third readings by Tuesday night.
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, leader of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), called a short meeting of the party's MPs ahead of a House meeting held later in the afternoon to deliberate the budget bill.
