State Audit Office (Thailand)
| สำนักงานการตรวจเงินแผ่นดิน | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Thailand |
| Annual budget | 2,563,200,000 THB |
| Website | www.audit.go.th |
The State Audit Office (Thai: สำนักงานการตรวจเงินแผ่นดิน), previously known as the Office of the Auditor General, is an independent, constitutionally mandated state agency of Thailand. It is tasked with examining the accounts and finances of the government to ensure transparency and to prosecute financial fraud.
Organization
[edit]In fiscal year 2023, the State Audit Office was appropriated 2,563.2 million baht.[1]
History
[edit]The 1997 constitution of Thailand put forth a constitutional law for the auditing of governmental assets. The Board of Audit was created with the enactment of the Organic Act on State Audit in 1999. The 2007 constitution of Thailand prompted the expansion of auditing in the government, though, no action would be taken till it went into effect. The 2017 constitution of Thailand urged a stringent approach to finances within the government. In 2018, the State Fiscal and Financial Discipline Act set up a framework for the discipline and management of finances.[2]
In 2019, the State Audit Office began investigating Thai Airways International as a result of 6.8 billion baht loss in half a year for the airline.[3]
In 2020, the office began construction of a new office building in Bangkok.[4] Italian-Thai Development and the China Railway Engineering Corporation were in charge of its construction.[5] In April 2024, the State Audit Office created a new section in regards to governmental megaprojects.[6]
Office collapse
[edit]On 28 March 2025, the said office building that was under construction for the State Audit Office in Bangkok collapsed as a result of an intense earthquake in Myanmar.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Thailand's Budget In Brief Fiscal Year 2023" (PDF). Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ Sabyeroop, Orapin Phonsuwan (2024). "Duties and Powers of the State Audit Commission of Thailand to Order an Administrative Penalty". INTOSAI Journal. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ Hongtong, Thodsapol (16 August 2019). "State Audit Office begins Thai Airways operations audit". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ Xu, Qi'an (28 March 2025). "緬甸地震｜泰國摩天大樓倒塌5死 建商為中國鐵路十局去年才封頂". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "อาคาร "สตง." ถล่ม! สะเทือน ITD ผู้ก่อสร้าง หลังแผ่นดินไหว". ข่าวหุ้นธุรกิจออนไลน์ (in Thai). 28 March 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ Bangprapa, Mongkol (27 February 2024). "State Audit Office to form megaproject unit". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Chatuchak building collapse due to unstable structure: Bangkok dept". The Nation. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ "Powerful Myanmar earthquake kills dozens, also hits Thailand". Reuters. Retrieved 28 March 2025.