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Cap in store for next domestic travel perk
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/10/2019
» The number of recipients for the second phase of the cash rebate for spending outside home provinces is expected to be limited to 5 million, says Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana.
Handout's 2nd phase in the works
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/10/2019
» The second phase of the 1,000-baht cash handout scheme will launch this quarter in a bid to rev up economic growth momentum in the remaining months of 2019.
State mulls second phase of handout
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/10/2019
» The government is considering extending the 1,000-baht cash handout scheme to a second phase this month if economic conditions require continuous stimulus, says Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana.
Travel perks set to hit quota next week
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/09/2019
» The 1,000-baht cash giveaway and 15% cash rebate scheme for domestic tourism is expected to reach its quota of 10 million recipients next Wednesday after a brisk pace of registration.
Plans to streamline tourism handout
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/09/2019
» The Comptroller-General's Department plans to streamline the registration process to attract merchants to participate in the 1,000-baht cash giveaway as well as the 15% rebate for travel to destinations outside home provinces as the participation level is below 50%.
FPO: Limited budget to fund populist policies
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/07/2019
» The Finance Ministry is looking to scale down the new government's populist campaign promises, given the constraints of the available budget and a delay in the fiscal 2020 budget process.
New government faces tough policy choices
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/06/2019
» More than 100 billion baht a year is needed to fund welfare schemes vowed by the new government, according to Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) estimates.
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.
Finance Ministry scraps travel cash for tourists
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/04/2019
» The Finance Ministry has scrapped a plan to hand out travel allowances in cash worth 1,500 baht each to about 10 million people for travelling in any of 55 second-tier provinces, part of a scheme to promote domestic tourism in areas not regularly visited be them.
Agencies to speed up disbursement
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/03/2019
» The Comptroller-General's Department has urged all state agencies, state enterprises and provincial governors to accelerate drawing down annual budget after budget disbursement for almost six months of the 2019 fiscal year fell marginally short of target.