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กระทรวงการคลัง

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กระทรวง
การคลัง

Pronunciation

krasuaŋ kaan khlaŋ

Ministry of Finance

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  1. 1 Ministry of Finance

This is the official term for the Ministry of Finance, the government ministry responsible for public finance, taxation, and the national budget. It is common in news, government, and economic contexts.

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Ministry of Finance

Noun⭐️2 Not often used

A government ministry in charge of public finance, tax policy, and the national budget.

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Explanation

กระทรวง means “ministry,” and การคลัง means “public finance” or “financial administration,” so the phrase literally means the ministry responsible for finance. It is an official, somewhat formal term, but it is very normal in news, government announcements, taxation, budgets, and economic policy. As an institution name, it often appears with verbs such as ประกาศ “announce,” ดูแล “oversee,” and ออกมาตรการ “issue measures.” Its classifier is กระทรวง.

Usage

Use this term when talking about government economic policy, tax changes, the national budget, subsidies, or stimulus measures. It appears more often in news, administration, and business contexts than in casual everyday conversation.

Caution

การคลัง by itself means public finance or financial administration, not necessarily the ministry. Use กระทรวงการคลัง when you mean the Ministry of Finance as an official institution.

Differences from similar words

1 Ministry of Finance synonyms

  • คลัง can be used as a short news-style reference to the finance ministry or finance authorities, but it also means things like a storehouse or treasury depending on context. กระทรวงการคลัง is the full official ministry name.

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