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Low-cost homes blocked by loans
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/07/2019
» As many as 80% of loan applications for the state's low-cost housing scheme have been rejected, a hurdle that could force some project developers to stall plans amid subdued demand.
Govt debt ratio hike 'won't hurt monetary, fiscal discipline'
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/05/2019
» The government's move to raise its off-budget debt commitment as a proportion of the national budget from 5% to 8% will not have any effect on monetary or fiscal discipline, according to an adviser to the Public Debt Management Office.
Home loan slump worries officials
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/05/2019
» The Finance Ministry is poised to ask the Bank of Thailand to ease new mortgage lending curbs following a considerable slump in housing loans after the curbs took effect in April.
Bridging the generation gap in public service
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/05/2019
» Job advertisements that showed senior and junior public servants working together at the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO), later circulated through social media to entice millennial talent to the Finance Ministry's think tank, provide a window into the modern-day management practices under Lavaron Sangsnit's leadership.
Handout quota of 10m
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/04/2019
» A 1,500-baht cash handout for spending in 55 second-tier provinces will be allocated to 10 million people who register to participate in the scheme on a first-come, first-served basis.
Welfare not a banquet, but a necessity
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/03/2019
» The ongoing election campaign is seeing all competing political parties make ambitious promises to turn Thailand into a welfare state to entice their prospective supporters.
Revenue Department targets online vendors
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/03/2019
» The Revenue Department aims to raise the number of individual taxpayers by 10% this year, with a focus on online vendors outside the tax system.
Poverty is not a political commodity
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/02/2019
» As the election is drawing near, most if not all political parties are making eradicating poverty and closing the economic gap their flagship policy, rolling out enticing populist programmes in the hope of winning the hearts and minds of voters.
Finance Ministry weighs costs, benefits of bank merger
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/02/2019
» The Finance Ministry is considering the costs and benefits of the proposed amalgamation of TMB Bank and Thanachart Bank (TBank), says Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong.
Wake up and ‘smell’ the boiling water
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/01/2019
» Despite the uncertain date of the long-awaited election, political parties have intensified their poll campaigns, offering tempting policies to attract voters. A quick look at the campaign pledges of the competing parties suggests they want to turn Thailand into a welfare state. That would be a tough task.