Bush said he would cut or eliminate 151 "wasteful or bloated" government programs in his budget for 2009 -- cuts he said would total $18 billion of a budget that amounted to $3 trillion in 2008.Hmm...$3 trillion is the same as $3,000 billion. $18 billion... ...full story at Jil in Pattaya
from Jil in Pattaya on Tue, Jan 29 2008
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Bush faces China balancing act »
YouTube video Aug 6 - President Bush faces a hurdle in Beijing, where he may be pressed to push on rights issues at the same time as honoring Olympic games.Bush is expected to raise the issue of rights in China in a speech in Bangkok, according to copies of the speech... |
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Government sees budget surplus of 161 billion baht » Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Spokesman of Finance Ministry and Fiscal Policy Advisor Somchai Sujjapongse reported that the government saw a budget surplus of 161 billion baht in the third quarter of fiscal year 2008. |
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| 23 Jul 09 |
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| 17 Mar 09 |
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Airport investment budget raised » Bangkok Post The cabinet on Tuesday has given a green light to the Airports of Thailand (AoT) to increase the investment budget for Suvarnabhumi airport in the first phase from 123.92 billion baht to 135.17 billion baht, or about 11.2 billion baht higher, according to... |
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Cabinet approves midyear budget » Bangkok Post The cabinet on Tuesday approved the 116.7-billion-baht mid-year supplementary budget for fiscal 2009 as proposed by the Budget Bureau. |
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