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State aims to expedite consumer spending
Business, Chatrudee Theparat & Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/01/2022
» The government is mulling a faster rollout of the fourth phase of the “Khon La Khrueng” co-payment subsidy scheme to stimulate spending.
Ministry unwraps stimulus presents
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 11/12/2021
» The Finance Ministry plans to introduce new stimulus packages early next year as a New Year's gift to Thais, aiming to boost spending of people with high purchasing power amid the prolonged pandemic, says Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
Modern trade index improves in Q3
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 27/10/2021
» Modern trade sentiment rose in the third quarter, boosted by the government's relaxation of lockdown measures.
Cabinet green lights B54.5bn assistance
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 20/10/2021
» The cabinet yesterday approved the distribution of a further 54.5 billion baht to help alleviate the hardship of those affected by the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic and to boost domestic consumption.
Schemes generate B87bn
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/10/2021
» Phase 3 of the "Khon La Khrueng" (Let's Go Halves) co-payment scheme and the "Ying Chai Ying Dai" (The More You Spend, The More You Get) scheme have generated combined consumer spending of almost 100 billion baht as of Oct 10, says Pornchai Thiraveja, director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office.
State schemes to gain platform access
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/08/2021
» The Finance Ministry will link delivery service platforms with the government's two stimulus programmes in October to enable people to pay for the delivery of food or products via the schemes.
Prolonged lockdowns to cause GDP drop
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 28/07/2021
» The economic impact from lockdowns may cause Thai GDP to drop by 300 billion baht or 1.7 percentage points, while listed companies' earnings price per share are expected to decline by 4% this year, as reflected in recent decreases in share prices, according to Kasikorn Securities.
Prayut orders stimulus rejig
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/07/2021
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered responsible state agencies to re-evaluate existing consumption stimulus packages, particularly the "Ying Chai Ying Dai" (the more you spend, the more you get) e-voucher cashback scheme, which has attracted fewer participants than expected.
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.
Chamber says B42bn aid deal insufficient
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 15/07/2021
» The recent 42-billion-baht package of financial assistance for people and businesses affected by the partial lockdown is far from sufficient to offset the impact of rising infections, says the head of the local commerce chamber.