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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.
Ministry told to explore diesel tax cut extension
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 14/06/2023
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha assigned the Finance Ministry and relevant agencies on Tuesday to study the possibility of extending the excise tax cut on diesel of 5 baht per litre, which is scheduled to end on July 20 this year.
Cabinet approves decreased rice income guarantee plan
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/11/2022
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a lower amount for the income guarantee scheme for rice farmers for the main crop of the 2022-23 season.
Consumer confidence continues to improve
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/10/2022
» Consumer confidence picked up for a fourth straight month in September, hitting an eight-month high, helped by a reduction in the Covid-19 infection rate and improved business activity following the relaxation of pandemic-era restrictions.
Energy subsidies extended
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 14/09/2022
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved extensions of both the diesel tax cut for two more months and the electricity bill subsidy until December, in an attempt to mitigate the impact of high energy prices.
Groups back cooking palm oil price cut
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 15/07/2022
» Prices of palm oil for cooking are likely to dip further next week after manufacturers, department stores and modern trade outlets on Thursday agreed to cut the price of bottled palm oil by 5-6 baht per litre to 62 baht per bottle, in line with lower production costs and improving domestic stocks.
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.
Inflation close to hitting 14-year high
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 06/07/2022
» Price pressures will persist into the third quarter, the Commerce Ministry has admitted, after the country's headline inflation rate hit a near-14-year high in June.
Sentiment down 4 months in a row
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/05/2022
» Consumer sentiment plunged for the fourth straight month in April, hitting the lowest level in eight months, as consumers remained concerned about rising costs of living and high oil prices caused by the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Household debt reaches 14-year high
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 29/04/2022
» Thai households are saddled with the highest level of debt in 14 years and prospects remain worrisome as the Thai economy has not yet recovered while the prices of goods keep rising, weakening consumer purchasing power.