BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s government plans to decrease borrowing by 7.8% to about 2.37 trillion baht ($74.53 billion) for the 2026 fiscal year starting on October 1, according to two market sources and a government presentation seen by Reuters.
Of the projected total, about 992 billion baht will be new borrowing and 1.38 trillion baht will be debt being rolled over, according to the sources, who declined to be identified because the information was not public.
The government plans to sell about 1.3 trillion baht of government bonds in the 2026 fiscal year, up 4% year-on-year, the sources said, with up to 322 billion baht to be sold in October-December.
The finance ministry could not immediately be reached for comment
The government plans to sell 260 billion baht of treasury bills