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Whither populism?
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/01/2026
» Compared with the previous election, when some parties promised to distribute hundreds of billions of baht in cash and others pledged infrastructure projects worth trillions, the level of populism in campaign pledges during this election appears to have declined, which academics see as a positive development.
Firm proposed to manage bad household debt
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/10/2023
» Deputy Finance Minister Krisada Chinavicharana has proposed a novel response to high levels of household debt: establishing an asset management company (AMC) for efficient management of bad debt.
PDMO readies 2nd batch of 1-baht savings bonds
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/07/2020
» The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) is set to allocate the second batch of the one-baht face value savings bonds after the first lot sold out.
BAAC to revise loan goal as farm sector stagnant
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/04/2020
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is poised to revise its new lending target of 101 billion baht for this financial year, starting from April 1, because of knock-on effects from the Covid-19 outbreak on the farming sector.
Mid-year funds available for more stimulus
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/02/2020
» A mid-year budget worth 100 billion baht is available for the government to finance new economic stimulus measures while the fiscal 2020 budget is held up, says a senior official at the Finance Ministry.
Aid measures to seek cabinet nod
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/02/2020
» A seven-month excise tax cut for jet fuel for domestic flights of local airlines, tax breaks for business operators that hold seminars in provinces and hospitality operators that renovate their properties, and a deadline extension for personal income tax return filing will go before the cabinet on Tuesday.
Final decision on tap for non-alcoholic beer tariff
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/02/2020
» A decision on the tariff rate for non-alcoholic beer is expected this month, says the Excise Department.
Infrastructure land windfall tax a letdown
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/03/2018
» A new tax law which will enable the Revenue Department to collect tax from land owners who are to benefit from transport infrastructure development projects is a novel idea by the Finance Ministry.