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State enterprises disburse almost B100bn
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/05/2022
» State enterprises disbursed an investment budget of almost 100 billion baht from October 2021 to April 2022, representing 29% of the total investment budget, according to State Enterprise Policy Office director-general Pantip Sripimol.
Investment misses public target levels
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/02/2020
» A meagre 25 billion baht in investment budget was doled out in the first three months of fiscal 2020, as the months-delayed 3.2-trillion-baht budget bill has yet to be enforced, says a source at the Finance Ministry who requested anonymity.
Regional projects essential
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/09/2019
» The government plans to push development of large industrial projects in southern and western regions, similar to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), says Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana.
State enterprise spending up
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/07/2018
» State enterprises' investment budget disbursement for the five months through May rose 61% from a year earlier, thanks largely to accelerated investment of those with large projects in hand and PTT Group, says the chief of the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
Picofinance apathy probed
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/10/2017
» The Finance Ministry will look into why there are no picofinance applicants in 14 provinces, says Pornchai Thiraveja, an adviser to the Fiscal Policy Office.
Superboard to select terms of reference
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/03/2017
» The so-called scrutiny superboard, led by former Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul, on March 20 will choose the most appropriate terms of reference (ToR) for the five delayed double-track railway projects from the four options proposed by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT).
PDMO urges state to hasten double-track rail spending
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/07/2015
» The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) will propose speeding up investment in two double-track rail routes that have been delayed for several months.
Firms likely to enjoy full double-track investment
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/04/2015
» Privately owned companies will probably get to be sole investors in some double-track rail routes to alleviate the state's fiscal burden and prevent public debt from rising too fast.
B100bn loan earmarked for infrastructure funding
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/09/2014
» The government is set to borrow almost 100 billion baht in fiscal 2015 to finance infrastructure investment, says the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO).
Megaproject budget cut
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/06/2014
» The infrastructure development budget will be trimmed to 2.4 trillion baht from the 3 trillion baht earlier proposed by the transport strategy committee after the high-speed train projects are certain to be put on ice.