Research budget gets B8bn boost

The House has reversed a decision to cut 63.7% or 8 billion baht from the annual budget requested to fund science, research and innovation.

The House committee vetting the government’s 2020 budget bill was convinced by the Ministry of Higher Education Science Research and Innovation’s appeal of the original decision made during the Dec 4 budget deliberations, Minister Suvit Maesincee said on Wednesday.

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Bangkok Post Reporter