The local administrative authorities have allocated their own budget to finance local education. Besides, the central government has also provided educational budget to subsidize the provision of education by the local authorities.
As for the BMA, the total educational budget has increased from 1,875.6 million Baht in 1991 to 4,053.8 million Baht in 1997. It should be noted that this budget is subsidized by the central government which is the major source of educational expenditure of BMA. From 1991 to 1997, the share of central government subsidies has been fluctuating between 73.7 and 77.0 percent. In 1997, the share of local budget for education amounted to 932.8 million Baht or about 23 percent of the total educational budget of BMA (Chart 5.3).
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