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Wealth gap still endangers democracy
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/05/2018
» Time flies. This week marks the fourth year of the military regime under Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha taking power after it ousted the civilian government in a coup in 2014. It's hard to imagine the military could ever have made a comeback to politics after the 1992 uprising when the men in green were forced to go back to the barracks, never mind managing to stay this long.
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Fiscal discipline can still save the day
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/05/2018
» Fiscal security is of the utmost importance. When the country faces an economic crisis, every government must resort to stimulus measures to reinvigorate the economy. At times, some make use of fiscal measures to narrow the socio-economic gap. Either way, much money is needed.
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Government to give poor B10bn New Year gift
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/11/2016
» The government plans to hand out 10 billion baht to the poor -- between 1,500 and 3,000 baht each -- mostly in urban areas as a New Year gift.
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Regime to cut utility bills for poor
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/11/2016
» The government plans to roll out electricity and water subsidies for low income families to mark the coming New Year, according to Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong.
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Rice policies must take focus off populism
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/10/2016
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has cried foul about the compensation, sought by the current regime, for damages caused by her government's loss-ridden rice-pledging scheme. She should instead have paid heed to concerns over irregularities and the scheme's lack of sustainability when she was in power.
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Somkid's economic package avoids reckless populism
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/09/2015
» If Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha worries that people may mistake his 136-billion-baht economic stimulus package for populist measures such as those implemented by the previous administration, he need not do so.
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FPO bill tackles populism
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/10/2014
» The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) is drafting a monetary and fiscal bill that will include controls on spending for populist policies.
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Aid schemes set at B100bn a year
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/09/2014
» The military-appointed interim government's policy of helping the underprivileged and farmers in sustainable ways will cost an estimated 100 billion baht a year, says Finance Minister Sommai Phasee.
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Populism labelled a threat
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/08/2014
» Maintaining fiscal discipline will be a challenge, as politicians are used to giving in to voter demand for populist policies, says Banthoon Lamsam, chief executive of Kasikornbank and a member of the junta's appointed State Enterprises Policy Commission.
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FPO floats new plan
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/03/2014
» The Finance Ministry's Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) is floating the idea of a negative income tax system as a better approach than populist policies to addressing poverty.
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