副总理帕空·尼尔普拉蓬透露，泰国计划推出公务员提前退休计划，旨在每年减少约5%的公务员人数，从而压缩政府开支。该计划预计将于2027财年起实施。
Thailand plans to introduce an early retirement program for civil servants, as it seeks to cut the state workforce by about 5% a year to reduce government spending, Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapunt said.
初期参与对象为50岁及以上的公务员；而40岁以上的员工若健康状况不佳或需照顾亲属，也有资格申请。
The program, expected to start fiscal 2027, will initially target employees aged 50 and over, while from 40 years old workers may qualify on the grounds of poor health or because of they need to take care of relatives, he said.