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Loan will fund Motorway extension to U-tapao airport
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/06/2025
» The Ministry of Finance has signed a 2.4-billion-baht loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to fund construction of an extension of Motorway No.7 to U-tapao airport.
Call for major rethink of economic policy
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/05/2025
» Academics have raised concerns about the lack of tangible progress in the government's economic performance.
Ministry reports shortfall in revenue
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/06/2024
» The government's revenue collection in the first seven months of the 2024 fiscal year was nearly 40 billion baht under the 1.4 trillion baht target due to a reduction in fuel taxes and a decrease in vehicle tax collection.
2022 economic growth view at 4%
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/01/2022
» The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has maintained its average forecast for Thai economic growth this year at 4%, mainly as a result of recovering domestic consumption and the tourism sector, says the office's director-general Pornchai Thiraveja.
Pandemic takes toll on tax collection
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/10/2021
» The three state tax collection departments have failed to meet their original revenue targets for fiscal 2021 as a result of the severe impact of the prolonged pandemic.
Exim unveils aid for regional firms
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 28/04/2021
» The Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Thailand) has rolled out aid measures for small and medium-sized enterprises doing business in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) to mitigate the financial impact of Covid-19 outbreaks and political chaos in Myanmar.
FPO warns 4% growth this year will be difficult
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/03/2021
» The government's ambitious goal of 4% economic growth this year will be difficult, requiring a lot of effort and a host of supporting factors such as higher exports, recovering foreign tourist arrivals and active private investment, says the Finance Ministry's Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
Finance Ministry mulls details of cash handouts
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/01/2021
» Cash handouts to ease the burden from the Covid-19 outbreak remain an option, but details are being deliberated regarding the number of eligible people and assistance level, says a Finance Ministry source.
1.9m sign up for domestic travel perk
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/07/2020
» More than 1.9 million people signed up for the "We travel together" tourism stimulus package as of 6pm on the first day of registration, a scheme devised to promote local travel as the industry has been battered by the pandemic.
Tax breaks to ease coronavirus stress
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/07/2020
» The Finance Ministry is offering sales tax reductions and a short-term tax break for certain businesses to help them cope better with the Covid-19 pandemic.