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Rice farmers to get financial aid in days
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/09/2025
» Millions of rice farmers nationwide are set to receive government funding this week as part of the 1,000-baht-per-rai agricultural support programme.
BAAC targets older folks switching to farming
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/09/2024
» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is preparing to launch a new loan product aimed at encouraging salaried workers aged 50 and older to invest in agricultural careers, providing them with supplementary income after they retire.
Ministries assess land and building tax
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/10/2023
» The Finance and Interior ministries are jointly assessing problems and obstacles related to the enforcement of the 2019 Land and Building Tax Act, says Fiscal Policy Office director-general Pornchai Thiraveja.
New tax reduction for land and buildings comes into effect
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/03/2023
» A 15% reduction in the land and building tax has taken effect, says Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) director-general Pornchai Thiraveja.
Officials informed to use judgement in land cases
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/09/2022
» The land and building tax law lets local administrative officials decide whether landowners are managing their lands in such a way to avoid paying a higher tax rate, says finance permanent secretary Krisada Chinavicharana.
New land appraisals likely postponed
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/08/2021
» The Treasury Department is expected to ask the land appraisal committee to postpone the adoption of new appraisal prices by another year.
Welfare card registration likely to reopen
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/03/2021
» The Finance Ministry looks set to open a new round of state welfare card registration, expecting the number of eligible recipients will outnumber the previous round due to rising numbers of jobless workers.
EEC panel seeks entry for foreigners
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/06/2020
» The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) subcommittee plans to seek approval from the committee chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to allow foreign business travellers to enter the country subject to quarantine.
EEC panel seeks entry for foreign business travellers
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/06/2020
» The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) subcommittee plans to seek approval from the committee chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to allow foreign business travellers to enter the country subject to quarantine.
BAAC aims for coverage of 45.7m rai
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/04/2020
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) aims for up to 45.7 million rai of rice farmland to be covered by crop insurance for the 2020 season, a high-ranking BAAC official says.