Educational Finance in Thailand - UNESCO Bangkok
Educational Finance in Thailand - UNESCO Bangkok
Educational Finance in Thailand - UNESCO Bangkok
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The BMA Department of Education allocates local budget for schools at the<br />
district office <strong>in</strong> accord<strong>in</strong>g to the Royal BMA Act. The educational district office is<br />
responsible for procurement procedure for all schools under its responsible area. A<br />
school does not have authority to purchase or execute budget by itself. It has to make a<br />
request of any needed purchas<strong>in</strong>g to district. A district makes a four monthly request and<br />
report to the Budget division of the Office of plann<strong>in</strong>g and policy at BMA. The budget<br />
division will process budget request to the Comptroller office, M<strong>in</strong>istry of f<strong>in</strong>ance.<br />
Department of Education is responsible for subsidy execution. A school makes a<br />
request of purchas<strong>in</strong>g amount and units to a district. The district makes a request for<br />
actual expenditure to f<strong>in</strong>ance division at department of education. The department<br />
requests for a permit of expense from the Comptroller office . Districts will process all<br />
purchas<strong>in</strong>g. The Department of Education reports subsidy expenditure to the Office of<br />
policy, plann<strong>in</strong>g , and budget at BMA. <strong>F<strong>in</strong>ance</strong> division of the Department of Education<br />
stresses on educational expenses and annual budget. It seeks for the source of money<br />
support, ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>s the account and controls the balance of all expenses with<strong>in</strong> the<br />
corporation of National bank and the M<strong>in</strong>istry of f<strong>in</strong>ance.<br />
At present, this decentralization system is be<strong>in</strong>g experimented by hav<strong>in</strong>g<br />
schools undertaken purchas<strong>in</strong>g procedure.<br />
Flows of F<strong>in</strong>ancial Information at BMA and BLEA<br />
M<strong>in</strong>istry of Interior<br />
BOB/M<strong>in</strong>istry of<br />
<strong>F<strong>in</strong>ance</strong><br />
Office of Permanent<br />
Secretary<br />
<strong>Bangkok</strong><br />
Metropolian<br />
Authority<br />
BMA Council<br />
Prov<strong>in</strong>ce<br />
Governor<br />
Mayors<br />
Municipal<br />
Councillors<br />
Division of<br />
Education<br />
Schools<br />
Department of Local<br />
Adm<strong>in</strong>istration<br />
Bureau of<br />
<strong>Educational</strong><br />
Adm<strong>in</strong>istration<br />
Mayor of Pataya<br />
Permanent Secretary<br />
Division of<br />
Education<br />
Schools<br />
Budget<br />
Division<br />
Education<br />
Section<br />
Policy &<br />
Plann<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Office<br />
District<br />
Offices<br />
Schools<br />
Department<br />
of Education<br />
<strong>F<strong>in</strong>ance</strong><br />
Division<br />
Technical<br />
Division<br />
Plans and<br />
Information<br />
Section<br />
Description of content of current related data bases on educational resources<br />
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