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Consumers still lack confidence
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 03/09/2017
» For those readers who have not read the business stories over the past week, let me recap some of the interesting issues that were written about by our intrepid business writers. Stories such as the Revenue Department coming out to openly state that their tax collection for the first 10 months of the fiscal year (October 2016 to July 2017) was 4% below the target came as a shock to many. The reason given for the shortfall was the lower collection of value added tax (VAT) that you and I pay for consuming.
Put lower prices on our menu
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 23/05/2016
» I don't know how many of our readers go out to the fresh market on a daily or weekly basis but if you have not gone for a few months, then it's a trip well worth taking, if only to witness some of the failings of this government.
Slowdown is hitting across the board
News, Umesh Pandey, Published on 22/01/2016
» The economic slowdown that has spread across the world is having a tremendous impact on the lives of most of us in Thailand. It has to a certain extent undermined our efforts to revive the economy.