FILE PHOTO: Workers sit under a portrait of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn in Bangkok, Thailand December 8, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai government's allocation of 8.76 billion baht ($262 million) for the monarchy in the next fiscal year survived unprecedented calls for cuts by opposition lawmakers during parliamentary proceedings that concluded on Sunday.
The questions over the royal budget in parliament’s lower house followed criticism of the monarchy and calls to curb its powers at youth-led protests last year.
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