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Premier delay will affect fiscal budget
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/07/2023
» The implementation of the fiscal 2024 budget, starting on Oct 1, will be delayed if the new prime minister and government are not appointed within this month, according to the Budget Bureau.
Commerce Ministry steps up efforts to stamp out smuggling
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 22/06/2023
» The Commerce Ministry is intensifying its efforts to improve supervision of agricultural product imports to combat smuggling.
Cabinet okays adjusted B5bn loan
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/11/2022
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved reworking the conditions of a 5-billion-baht soft loan programme to help small hotel operators and their supply chains including restaurants reopen.
New stimulus planned in effort to keep recovery rolling
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/10/2022
» The government is planning to roll out a number of measures as "New Year gifts" at the end of the year, including an extension of the "Khon La Khrueng" co-payment scheme and the "Shop Dee Mee Khuen" tax rebate scheme.
Council to extend biofuel subsidies by two years
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/09/2022
» The National Energy Policy Council (NEPC) has approved a proposal to extend a price subsidy programme for fuel oil mixed with biofuel for another two years, after an associated plan to gradually decrease subsidies over the past two years has yet to be achieved.
Cabinet okays oil fund guarantee
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 17/08/2022
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft executive decree to allow the Finance Ministry to guarantee the loan repayment and borrowings worth up to 150 billion baht of the Oil Fuel Fund Office.
Extension of excise tax cut okayed
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/07/2022
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved extending the reduction of excise tax on diesel by 5 baht per litre for another two months from July 21 to Sept 20 to mitigate the impact of high energy prices.
Ministry unveils discount packaged rice measure
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 08/07/2022
» The Commerce Ministry has teamed up with the Thai Rice Mills Association, Thai Rice Packers Association and petrol stations to sell 1.5 million kilogrammes of packaged rice at a discount of up to 48% or 5-100 baht to help mitigate the cost of living.
Cabinet okays B8.38bn elderly aid
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/07/2022
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved 8.38 billion baht allocated from the fiscal central budget to extend the cash handout programme for 10.9 million elderly people to help mitigate the impact of the rising cost of living.
Roof producers seek AD waiver extension
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 24/05/2022
» Thai steel roofing producers have called on the Commerce Ministry to help extend anti-dumping (AD) duty waivers or scrap the AD measures on imported steel used in metal sheet production.