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Official teases digital wallet progress
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/03/2024
» Finance permanent secretary Lavaron Sangsnit insists significant progress in the government's digital wallet handout scheme will become evident before the Songkran holiday.
‘No reason’ to resist rate cut, says finance official
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/03/2024
» The Bank of Thailand no longer has any reason to refrain from reducing its policy interest rate, says a senior official of the Ministry of Finance.
Retail investors snap up government savings bonds
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/03/2024
» Government savings bonds drew overwhelming interest from retail investors this month as interest rates are expected to decline.
State revenue collection falls short of target
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/03/2024
» Government revenue collection has missed the target, signalling an economic slowdown, largely attributed to diminished purchasing power caused by high interest rates, says permanent finance secretary Lavaron Sangsnit.
Digital wallet paper to be assessed by panel
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/03/2024
» The State Audit Commission appears to be preparing to establish a subcommittee to audit and provide recommendations to the government on the controversial digital wallet project.
Agency eyes budget fund bottleneck
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/03/2024
» The Comptroller-General's Department is addressing the bottleneck in accelerating budget disbursement, aiming to push budget funding into the economy more swiftly in fiscal 2024.
Clean energy holds short-term promise
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/03/2024
» The government is being urged to make Thailand the regional front-runner for clean energy, promoting the sector as a new economic growth engine.
Credit guarantee project benefits small firms
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/03/2024
» The Finance Ministry plans to propose to the cabinet a new 50-billion-baht portfolio guarantee scheme (PGS 11), which is a credit guarantee where the government sponsors the annual fee, operated by the state-owned Thai Credit Guarantee Corporation (TCG).
Tax ruling for tokens ratified
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/03/2024
» The cabinet has approved tax measures to promote fundraising through investment tokens.
Revenue falls short of collection target
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/03/2024
» The government's revenue collection in the first four months of fiscal year 2024 has fallen short of the target, attributed to a significant decrease in oil taxes.