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Warning over inadequate funding for pensions
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/07/2024
» The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has warned that the Social Security Fund (SSF) may be insufficient to handle long-term payments.
Govt calls for more investment
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/06/2022
» Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith yesterday urged people to invest in the kingdom while the economy is on an upward trend and the Bank of Thailand (BoT) is trying to maintain a favourable policy interest rate to support growth.
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.
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.
B300bn available amid budget delay
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/01/2020
» The government is able to disburse 300 billion baht worth of obligation budget during the months-long delay of the 3.2-trillion-baht fiscal 2020 budget.
Coronation coin-orders dates set
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 28/02/2019
» The Finance Ministry will accept orders for seven kinds of coronation-related commemorative coins and medals from March 4 to April 4, Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong said on Thursday.
Ministry seeks help from 1m rich elderly
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/01/2019
» The Finance Ministry wants 1 million wealthy elderly people to forgo their old-age living allowances so that the minimum monthly allowance for the needy can be raised to 800 baht from 600 baht.
Job skills for poor gets boost
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/01/2019
» The Finance Ministry aims to spend 3 billion baht more to fund a proposed extension of the government's occupational training programme for the poor holding state welfare cards and receiving monthly living allowances.
Golf courses, zoos, airports in for tax breaks, ministry says
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/04/2018
» Golf courses, zoos and airports are among business operators which could enjoy tax alleviation measures under a proposed land and buildings tax bill planned for next year, the Finance Ministry says.
Further B3bn in savings bonds ahead
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/12/2017
» The Finance Ministry will offer an additional 3 billion baht in savings bonds to serve public demand after selling 15 billion in one month.