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Committee okays rubber price guarantee
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/09/2021
» The National Rubber Policy Committee approved in principle the rubber price guarantee scheme for the 2021-22 season, pledging to spend 10 billion baht for the annual scheme operating for the third consecutive year.
State okays extension of rice price scheme for 2021-22
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/08/2021
» The government has approved in principle the extension of the rice price guarantee scheme for the 2021-22 season, pledging to splurge 152 billion baht for the annual scheme operating for the third consecutive year.
Joint panel to tackle rehabilitation
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 20/06/2020
» The government and the private sector have agreed to revive the Joint Public-Private Consultative Committee (JPPCC) as a core forum for the two to work together on solutions for the country's social and economic rehabilitation after the pandemic.
Farmer aid scheme topped up with B5bn
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/02/2019
» Another 5 billion baht has been added to finance the rice harvest and quality improvement scheme for farmers in the 2018-19 season.
Rice relief gets cabinet go-ahead
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 25/07/2018
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved rice aid measures worth a combined 97.95 billion baht for the 2018-19 crop year.
B34.5bn in rice aid measures approved
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 12/07/2018
» The National Rice Policy and Management Committee Wednesday approved rice aid measures worth 34.5 billion baht for the 2018/2019 crop year starting in November.
Yingluck risks facing larger fine
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/08/2016
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra could face an even larger fine than the 286.6 billion baht in compensation for losses incurred by her government's rice-pledging scheme as recently assessed by a government panel, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says.
Prayut: Yingluck's rice damage growing from B287bn
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/08/2016
» The damage from the rice-pledging scheme that former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra is responsible for will be higher than the recently estimated 286.6 billion baht as a lot of the stored grain remains unsold, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday.
Bill targets populist spending
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/03/2016
» The cabinet yesterday approved a draft monetary and fiscal bill which includes controls on spending for populist policies. The move is aimed at preventing future fiscal problems and enhancing transparency in the state fiscal budget.
Rice stockpile under scrutiny
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/09/2015
» Provincial officials have 30 days to complete the inspection of rice stored at 1,800 warehouses nationwide under a deadline set by the National Rice Policy Committee chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.