HM the King offers encouraging words to BOT

"I wish that you could manage the money to billion or 10 billion without depleting it, so that the country has money to spend," said the King.

"I wish you achieve a success for your hard work. I also wish you manage it well to prevent the country from disaster. Now we're almost facing calamity because we're not careful with our spending."

The King was speaking to Tarisa and her delegation, who presented to him the surplus income from the sale of a special banknote to commemorate His Majesty's 80th Birthday Celebration on December 5, 2007.

"I know that you're tired from your work and even get criticism that you don't do it right. I would like to thank all of you for coming here today and work hard so that the country has money to spend. Anybody who is in charge of the country's fiscal management must understand what is important for the country."