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Plans halted for national holding firm
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/10/2018
» The government has backed off a plan to set up a national holding company after a public outcry against a draft act on state-owned enterprise governance.
Stimulus package en route to cabinet
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/10/2018
» A tourism stimulus package, expected to include visa-fee exemptions for some countries and improved safety and security, will soon go before the cabinet so that the measures can be effective from next month.
BoT right in fending off property bubble
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/10/2018
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) deserves praise for warning about the risk of a speculative bubble in the property sector, in particular from mushrooming condominium projects.
Apisak securing draft law for business ease
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/10/2018
» Even as the general election nears, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is pushing the Finance Ministry to complete a new draft Secured Transactions Act to facilitate business operations and raise the country's ranking in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business list.
Avalanche of bills seeking NLA approval
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/09/2018
» The Finance Ministry is pushing about 80 bills, including those involved with imposing taxes on digital platform operators and the land and buildings tax, to lawmakers for passage before next year's general election.
Apisak: No need for rate hike
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/09/2018
» Subdued inflation indicates that the first interest rate hike since 2011 is still distant, says Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong.
Populist policies hold farmers back
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/07/2018
» The launch of several populist projects by the Prayut Chan-o-cha government, especially those targeting poor farmers ahead of the election planned for early next year, are seen as a thinly disguised ploy to canvas support from prospective voters.
VAT return scheme for poor shaping up
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/07/2018
» The planned repayment of value-added tax (VAT) to government welfare smartcard holders is expected to take shape by the end of this year, a move meant to improve their purchasing power.
FPO: Recovery trickles down to grassroots
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/06/2018
» Real farm income surged to a 13-month high in May, suggesting the economic recovery is finally reaching farmers and low-income earners, says a senior official at the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
Time for new chapter in tackling poverty
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/06/2018
» Over the past years the government has boasted of numerous economic advances, including an increase in GDP figures. Yet this does not necessarily bode well for its plan to tackle poverty. In fact, these achievements have exacerbated economic inequality, with farmers now marginalised at the bottom of the social spectrum.