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Treasury to discuss Mor Chit concession
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/02/2019
» The Treasury Department will negotiate with Bangkok Terminal Co Ltd to seek greater benefits from leasing land for a long-delayed Mor Chit mixed-use development.
Tree bank loan amount rises
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/08/2018
» The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has raised the maximum loan amount under its tree bank scheme to 80% of collateral value from 50% to attract more people to grow high-value trees.
Mor Chit redevelopment to resume after 2-decade delay
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/09/2018
» The Treasury Department will ask the cabinet to approve a 26-billion-baht contract for the redevelopment of the old 63-rai Mor Chit bus terminal compound by Bangkok Terminal Co.
Judges' housing pull-down hits hitch
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/05/2018
» Legal hurdles exist which could pose a problem for removing houses in the controversial residential project for judicial officials in Chiang Mai, according to Treasury Department deputy chief Amornrat Klamplob.
Golf courses, zoos, airports in for tax breaks, ministry says
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/04/2018
» Golf courses, zoos and airports are among business operators which could enjoy tax alleviation measures under a proposed land and buildings tax bill planned for next year, the Finance Ministry says.
Ageing society prompts ministry tax review
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/03/2018
» The Finance Ministry is studying a revamp of the tax structure by raising the ratio of asset- and consumption-based taxes because income-based ones, which dominate revenue contributions, are expected to decline as Thailand becomes an aged society.
Source: PTT could keep pipes
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/11/2017
» National oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc may not need to return natural gas pipelines to the state, as the statute of limitations is expiring and the Office of the Attorney-General has yet to take the case to court, says a Finance Ministry source.
Finance seeks cabinet nod for B40bn in handouts
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/07/2017
» The Finance Ministry will seek cabinet approval in the next week or two for a 40-billion-baht budget to assist people who qualify for the government's welfare and subsidy scheme, says finance permanent secretary Somchai Sujjapongse.
Ministry ready to borrow B170bn for rail project
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/06/2017
» The Finance Ministry is ready to borrow 170 billion baht to finance the first phase of the Thai-Chinese railway project, according to its minister.
Treasury: Observation tower will generate B47 billion
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/06/2017
» The 4.62-billion-baht Bangkok observation tower project will draw more than a million tourists per year and generate 47 billion baht of tourism income during its 30-year project duration, said the chief of the Treasury Department which is supervising the project site.