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Govt boasts of an end to poverty through e-cards
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/02/2018
» Measures introduced by the government will lift more than 5 million registered poor people above the poverty line, according to a senior Finance Ministry official.
Govt accord set to tackle tax evasion
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/06/2020
» The Revenue Department has signed an agreement on mutual tax cooperation with 160 countries -- a move that will enable Thailand to tackle tax evasion by foreign e-service providers.
Two cheap loan projects launched for farmers
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/05/2018
» The government has kicked off two major cheap loan projects with a combined value of 93.6 billion baht to help reduce the cost of farming, according to the state-run Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC).
NACC panel to study govt's giveaway plan
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/10/2023
» The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has set up a committee to study the government's 10,000-baht digital currency handout scheme as the agency steps up its scrutiny of the ruling Pheu Thai Party's key policy.
Handouts to be sent out from today
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/02/2021
» The Finance Ministry will today start transferring the first 2,000-baht Rao Chana cash handouts under a government relief scheme. Over 300,000 people have registered for the handout offline.
Activist urges equal welfare distribution
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/01/2021
» A political activist on Friday led a protest outside the Finance Ministry, urging the government to rehabilitate people affected by Covid-19 fairly.
Co-payment scheme may be extended
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/01/2021
» The Finance Ministry is looking at the possibility of rolling out a third phase of the "Khon La Khrueng" co-payment subsidy scheme which has been welcomed by consumers and small-scale traders.
Ministry to cut THAI stake
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/05/2020
» The Finance Ministry will sell 3.17% of its stake in the financially-troubled Thai Airways International (THAI) to the state-run Vayupak 1 Fund, with the aim of stripping the airline of its state enterprise status.
Plans to hand out gel, alcohol
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/03/2020
» The Government Savings Bank (GSB) and the Excise Department are getting ready to distribute germ-killing products to the public this month to meet growing demand for alcohol and hand-sanitising gel in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.
B100bn relief package for virus
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/03/2020
» The Finance Ministry has launched a huge relief package including cash giveaways to many more individuals beyond the 14 million people with annual base incomes not exceeding 100,000 baht and who are registered as poor to help cushion fallout from the spread of the new coronavirus.