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Law enforcement Budget and Expenses: Thailand

Environmental Conservation Cost

Institutional and financial arrangement

Environmental fund was established by collecting from various sources: Fuel Oil Fund, Revolving Fund for Environmental Development and Quality of Life, service fees and penalties collected by virtue of the Enhancement and Environmental Quality Promotion Act, 1992, grants from the government, donation, and others. The Fund can be used to control water quality problem under the following strategies:

  • Grants to government agency or local administration for investment in and operation on the central treatment plant
  • Loans to local government or state enterprise for making available of wastewater treatment facilities
  • Aids or grants to support any activity concerning the promotion and conservation of environmental quality

Reference: Simachaya, W. ‘Water Quality Management in Thailand’.

 

Capital Cost of Existing Municipal Wastewater Infrastructure (million baht)

Region PWD MoSTE LGA & other1 Total
North
871
296
0
1,167
Northeast
829
64
90
983
Central
2,962
184
215
3,361
South
1,003
1,254
10
2,257
East
3,216
1,982
0
5,198
BMA
0
0
5,886
5,886
Total 8,881 3,780 6,201 18,852

1 Local government authorities, Department of Local Administration, King’s projects, Fisheries Department, Irrigation Department & Tourism Authority of Thailand
Source: PCD, May, 2001.

Capital Expenditures in the Wastewater Sector: 1995-2000 (million baht)

Source

FY95

FY96

FY97

FY98

FY99

FY00

Total

OEPP 121 503 2,894 2,209 1,994 3,559 11,280
PWD 1,738 1,545 1,613 1,439 832 680 7,848
BMA 1,316 2,448 1,538 291 1,214 929 7,735
Environment Fund 32 351 935 3,091 871 555 5,834
BMA Contributions 322 1,482 537 256 726 551 3,874
Total 3,529 6,328 7,517 7,285 5,638 6,274 36,571
% change over previous yr. N/A 79 19 -3 -23 11  
Total Equivalent $ mill. 141 253 240 176 149 156 1,115

Source: BOB, OEPP, PCD, BMAReference: “Thailand Environment Monitor 2001”,(World Bank 2001) http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTTHAILAND/Resources/Environment-Monitor/environment_monitor_2001.pdf

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