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Deputy upbeat on growth projection
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/09/2021
» The government remains confident the economy will expand this year after the easing of lockdown restrictions in 29 provinces.
Supattanapong upbeat on growth projection
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/09/2021
» The government remains confident the economy will expand this year after the easing of lockdown restrictions in 29 provinces.
State okays extension of rice price scheme for 2021-22
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/08/2021
» The government has approved in principle the extension of the rice price guarantee scheme for the 2021-22 season, pledging to splurge 152 billion baht for the annual scheme operating for the third consecutive year.
Cabinet okays aid for 16 provinces
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 04/08/2021
» As the government added 16 provinces to the lockdown and curfew group, the cabinet on Tuesday approved an additional 30 billion baht to help workers and entrepreneurs in those provinces.
Cabinet cuts budget for e-voucher scheme
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 21/07/2021
» The cabinet on Tuesday cut the spending budget for the "Ying Chai Ying Dai" (the more you spend, the more you get) e-voucher cashback scheme to 9.8 billion baht from 28 billion baht because of fewer-than-expected participants.
Govt vows to tackle household debt
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/06/2021
» The government has vowed to tackle high household debt, incurred by credit card and personal loans, and offer measures to strengthen the competitiveness of local financial institutions in the long term.
B350bn aid gets go-ahead
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/03/2021
» The cabinet yesterday approved financial relief measures worth 350 billion baht to help the business sector recover from the impact of Covid-19 after the existing 500-billion-baht aid programme underperformed.
Host of headwinds threaten employment prospects
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/02/2021
» The second wave of Covid-19, drought and a labour shortage, particularly of high-tech and digital skill groups are tipped to haunt Thailand's employment prospects this year.
Cabinet okays B8.8bn oil palm scheme
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/02/2021
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved in principle an 8.8-billion-baht budget for the state-sponsored price guarantee scheme for oil palm in the 2021 season.
Budget endorsed to help SMEs out in fiscal 2021
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 29/12/2020
» The government on Monday approved a combined 5.33 billion baht budget, up from 1.2 billion baht in fiscal 2021, to promote and strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in fiscal 2022.