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Cabinet approves price guarantees for rice and rubber
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/11/2020
» The mobile cabinet on Tuesday gave the nod to price guarantee schemes for rice and rubber worth a combined 61.9 billion baht.
Tangled lines
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 30/10/2020
» Many big-ticket mass transit projects have been subject to delays from their original schedules. The impact of the coronavirus outbreak is not alone to be blamed; other snags have included the slow formation of a government after the March 2019 election, as well as policy rejigs by the Transport Ministry, which is controlled by a representative from the Bhumjaithai Party.
Cabinet okays reopening to tourists, yacht crews
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/10/2020
» The cabinet on Wednesday approved in principle a guideline to reopen the country for foreign tourists and crews of foreign yachts under a special tourist visa (STV) scheme, which was recently approved by the cabinet to restart the pandemic-battered tourism industry.
Tax rebate scheme to fire spending
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 13/10/2020
» The cabinet on Monday approved a tax rebate scheme allowing people to deduct up to 30,000 baht spent on certain goods and services in an effort to stimulate the economy.
B30,000 tax break gets nod
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 08/10/2020
» The Centre for Economic Situation Administration (Cesa) on Wednesday approved a proposal to offer taxpayers income tax deductions of up to 30,000 baht for purchasing products and services with a 7% value-added tax (VAT), in another bid to boost domestic consumption.
East-South 'Thai Bridge' project gains momentum
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/10/2020
» The 900-billion-baht Thai Bridge project, aimed at building a new freight route from the East to the South, is expected to be discussed by the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Policy Committee today.
B3,000 freebie for 10 million
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 30/09/2020
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a scheme to make a co-payment of a maximum 3,000 baht per person for 10 million consumers over a three-month period.
High-speed rail project gets B12bn budget boost
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 30/09/2020
» The cabinet yesterday gave permission for the Transport Ministry to increase its budget by 12 billion baht for the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project that is planned to run from Bangkok to Nong Khai province in the North.
Centre orders agencies to hasten projects
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 21/09/2020
» The Center for Economic Situation Administration has ordered responsible agencies to rev up infrastructure projects worth a total 1.22 trillion baht as planned, in part to boost the economy in the medium and long terms.
Govt plans B51bn cash handout
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 17/09/2020
» The government will hand out a total of 51 billion baht to 24 million people, mostly those with low incomes, to boost domestic consumption and support the economy which is reeling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.