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Minister touts progress on 'five pillars'
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/12/2025
» The government's "Five Pillars and One Foundation" economic policy under Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has already implemented many of its measures.
Income tax break sought for flood victims
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/11/2025
» The Finance Ministry plans to use tax measures to remedy the impact of the floods, allowing expenses for home and vehicle repairs to be deducted from personal income tax.
Government to accelerate approval of investments
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/11/2025
» The government has pledged to utilise the Fast Pass system to expedite permit approvals -- including those for water and electricity connections -- in order to increase investments.
Rules changes to speed up state agency spending
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/11/2025
» The Comptroller-General's Department has reformed budget disbursement processes to expedite the injection of more than 4 trillion baht into the economy.
Finance Ministry preps tax reform timeline
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/10/2025
» The Finance Ministry is preparing a timeline for its tax reform plan, covering both tax increases and reductions.
Fiscal 2025 collection to miss target
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/09/2025
» The government's revenue collection for fiscal 2025, which comes to a close at the end of this month, is expected to miss the state target.
FPO suggests tinkering with co-payment scheme
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/09/2025
» The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has suggested designing the "Khon La Khrueng" co-payment scheme to be suitable for different areas and recommended the government's contribution should vary between weekdays and holidays, as well as for participants' income levels.
Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation expands scope of credit services
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/09/2025
» The Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG) can now offer its guarantees to entrepreneurs seeking loans from non-bank lenders that are not subsidiaries of financial institutions, covering auto leasing loans.
State tax revenue needs B600bn boost
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/09/2025
» Government tax revenue needs to increase by an additional 600 billion baht, as the current level is lower than that of countries with comparable economies to Thailand, says caretaker Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
Thai govt planning unit sounds alarm on 'buy now, pay later' trend
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/08/2025
» The government’s planning unit has expressed concern over the growing trend of “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) consumption through online platforms, which has now spread to cover instalment payments for food and fuel expenses, stimulating households to take on excessive debt.