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Ageing society putting stress on Social Security Fund
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 28/09/2016
» Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak has questioned how the government's Social Security Fund can afford to pay pensions for 11.5 million ageing members in the near future, and has instructed the Finance Ministry to examine the problem.
Mandatory provident fund considered by cabinet
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/08/2016
» A long-awaited mandatory provident fund scheme will be on the cabinet's agenda tomorrow as part of efforts to provide a retirement safety net as the country's demographic trend keeps edging older.
Cabinet mulls elderly policies
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/07/2016
» A package of measures to deal with the growing greying population, including reverse mortgages and mandatory provident funds, will go before the cabinet early next month.
Subsidy for elderly faces FPO rethink
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/06/2016
» The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) is considering reviewing the blanket living allowance for the elderly in order to cease paying the subsidy to those with sufficient income and reallocating this portion to others.
Civil servants to retire at 65
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 28/03/2016
» The government is set to raise the retirement age for state officials to 65 from 60 to alleviate state outlays for pensions as the country is transforming into a grey society.
Casinos could bring B100bn windfall
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/02/2016
» More than 100 billion baht a year in tax revenue is expected to pour into state coffers if casinos are legalised in Thailand, according to a study conducted by the dean of Rangsit University's College of Social Innovation.
PPP scheme on fast track
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/10/2015
» The Finance Ministry has created a checklist for investment projects under the public-private partnership (PPP) programme as a way to get projects to start in nine months, says Ekniti Nitithanprapas, director-general of the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
Lotto work to do
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/09/2015
» Although the government's efforts to address the decades-long problem of overpriced lottery tickets have borne fruit after the introduction of several measures, it remains questionable whether the cap on ticket prices has staying power.
Drought to wither GDP
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/06/2015
» The worsening drought is expected to shave half a percentage point off the country's full-year GDP growth, adding another blow to the already-fragile economic recovery and pressuring policymakers to ramp up stimulus measures.
Cabinet eyes B140bn for motorways
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/05/2015
» A borrowing plan to fund two motorway projects worth a combined 140.2 billion baht will go before the cabinet for approval today, says Finance Minister Sommai Phasee.