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Ministry preps co-pay scheme's 2nd phase
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/11/2025
» The Finance Ministry is preparing to allocate a budget for the second phase of the "Khon La Khrueng Plus" co-payment scheme.
Lottery retirement savings plan risky
Oped, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/10/2025
» Lotteries are among the oldest forms of betting. Yet in modern times, various governments have used this popular form of gambling to encourage financial savings among citizens and even retirees.
Co-pay scheme expects 900,000 stores
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/10/2025
» The government kicked off retail shop registration yesterday for the "Khon La Khrueng Plus" co-payment scheme, expecting participation from at least 900,000 stores and an estimated 88 billion baht in economic circulation.
No time to wait for Thai fiscal reform
Oped, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/09/2025
» The daunting mission of the four-month-old government led by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is to revive an economy that has been sluggish for a long time. Can the Anutin government deliver? After all, tackling "bread-and-butter" issues requires fiscal sustainability.
VAT rate to remain at 7% for another year
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/09/2025
» The outgoing caretaker cabinet has approved an extension of the 7% value-added tax (VAT) rate until the end of September 2026 to ease economic pressures and sustain domestic consumption, caretaker deputy finance minister Julapun Amornvivat said on Tuesday.
Fears mount over rising government debt levels
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/08/2025
» The Finance Ministry is keeping a close eye on the government's public debt level in fiscal year 2026, which may hit the ceiling of 70% of GDP due to the slowing economy.
Neda halts all new projects in Cambodia
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/08/2025
» Following the deadly Thailand-Cambodia border skirmishes, the Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (Neda), a public organisation under the Finance Ministry, has halted all new aid investment projects in Cambodia.
Paopoom looks for more assistance from monetary policy
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/07/2025
» Thai monetary policy must "step on the gas" to help support the economy, which has been affected by US reciprocal tariff threats, says Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul.
Ministry keen to press financial bills
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/07/2025
» Despite ongoing political uncertainty, the Finance Ministry appears poised to push forward three key financial bills.
State bank to help 2m vulnerable people
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/07/2025
» The Government Savings Bank (GSB) has vowed to help 2 million vulnerable people a year access formal credit.