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Soft loans to grow EV chargers
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 21/06/2022
» The government looks set to offer soft loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups that want to invest in charging stations for electric vehicles (EV), a move aimed at increasing domestic EV purchases.
Sugar cane loans to get state subsidy
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 31/05/2022
» The cabinet on Monday approved fresh measures to convince sugar cane farmers to boost their productivity and reduce burning.
Unemployment rate falls to 2-year low
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/05/2022
» Thailand's unemployment rate dropped in the first quarter to its lowest level since the start of the pandemic, boosted by higher employment both in the agricultural and non-agricultural sectors, as the economy gradually recovers.
Growth cut due to inflation, slowdown
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 18/05/2022
» Mounting pressure from inflation, energy prices, the global economic slowdown and the prolonged conflict between Russia and Ukraine prompted the government's planning agency to lower its economic growth forecast yesterday to 2.5-3.5% for the year, down from the previous forecast of 3.5-4.5% in February.
PM outlines top priorities amid increasing inflation
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 13/04/2022
» There must be no shortage of consumer goods or blackouts, and consumer prices must not rise too high, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as the government moves to tame inflation.
Subsidy on premium diesel revoked
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 30/03/2022
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved revoking the subsidy on premium diesel used in luxury cars, effective from April, in a move to save on budget expenses.
EEC Office says aid schemes need rejig
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/03/2022
» The government may need to rejig its financial assistance policies involving low-income earners, farmers, employees, self-employed workers, micro-businesses, and small and medium-sized enterprises, as many of them still fail to obtain the government's financial packages and other assistance, says the chief of the Eastern Economic Corridor Office (EEC Office).
Cabinet ups Oil Fund borrowing
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/03/2022
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved lifting the borrowing limits for the state Oil Fund to allow for management flexibility, a move that offers the government more room to cope with surging fuel prices caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Loans capped for Oil Fund to be lifted
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/03/2022
» The National Energy Policy Committee (NEPC) on Wednesday resolved to remove the 40-billion-baht cap on loans to support the Oil Fund in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
State slashes excise tax on fuels used by Egat
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/03/2022
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved cutting the excise tax on diesel and bunker oil used to generate electricity by the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) to zero in a bid to lower electricity bills for six months.