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Treasury: Observation tower will generate B47 billion
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/06/2017
» The 4.62-billion-baht Bangkok observation tower project will draw more than a million tourists per year and generate 47 billion baht of tourism income during its 30-year project duration, said the chief of the Treasury Department which is supervising the project site.
DLT slams brakes on customs car auction
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/06/2017
» The Customs Department has abruptly cancelled an auction of hundreds of confiscated vehicles after the Department of Land Transport refused to issue registration certificates for most of them.
Ministry ready to borrow B170bn for rail project
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/06/2017
» The Finance Ministry is ready to borrow 170 billion baht to finance the first phase of the Thai-Chinese railway project, according to its minister.
13.45m people apply for welfare
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/05/2017
» The number of registrants for the government's welfare and subsidy scheme for the impoverished through the national e-payment system in this year's round surged by 50% year-on-year, says Pornchai Thiraveja, an adviser to the Fiscal Policy Office.
Provincial poor may get transport aid
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/04/2017
» The Finance Ministry is designing a welfare scheme for those at the bottom rung of the economic ladder, with a balance between registrants who live in Bangkok, its outskirts, and provincial areas to even out treatment.
AoT fee proposal clarified
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/02/2017
» The Treasury Department has clarified that a rental fee based on return on assets (ROA) to be charged to Airports of Thailand (AoT) for use of Suvarnabhumi airport on top of the current revenue-sharing rental fee is only a proposal and needs further discussion with the tenant.
SRT hits resistance on Red Line
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/01/2017
» The Finance Ministry has brushed aside a State Railway of Thailand (SRT) request to receive subsidies for operating the Red Line electric railway, says a senior finance official.
B99bn allotted for transport in 2017
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/11/2016
» The government is set to spend 98.8 billion baht next year to develop logistics networks, including three motorways and 10 electric train projects.
Makkasan land handover hits obstacle
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/09/2016
» The planned handover of the 497-rai Makkasan area by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to the Finance Ministry to clear huge debts has been suspended until legal concerns are settled.
Sino-Thai rail project talks to decide details
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/08/2016
» Progress on the Sino-Thai high-speed rail project is expected to be made at this month's meeting, says the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO).