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Bangkok's elderly to receive electronic allowance
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/07/2018
» The Comptroller-General's Department will start paying monthly living allowances to the elderly that have registered homes in Bangkok's 50 districts through an electronic system this month, says its chief.
Environmental tax could cut e-waste
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 28/06/2018
» The Finance Ministry has floated the idea of imposing an environmental tax in a bid to reduce electronic waste.
Prayut eager for property tax
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/06/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wants lawmakers to pass a draft bill on the land and buildings tax under his regime, says Deputy Finance Minister Wisudhi Srisuphan.
NLA requires more time for land and buildings levy
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/06/2018
» The National Legislative Assembly's (NLA) standing committee on the land and buildings tax needs more time to vet the organic law, says deputy finance minister Wisudhi Srisuphan, but he declined to specify whether the law's enforcement will meet the schedule set for January next year.
Apisak backs rate leeway
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/06/2018
» The Bank of Thailand's rate-setting panel does not need to follow in the footsteps of the US Federal Reserve by raising its policy rate, while the exodus of foreign investors is not worrisome, says Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong.
Revenue of state firms outperforms
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/06/2018
» State enterprises contributed 25% more income than targeted during the eight months through May, says the chief of the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
FPO: Growth risks waning, prospects up
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/06/2018
» Risks to economic growth, including oil prices and a potential global trade war have subsided, making the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) optimistic for this year.
Optimistic Exim revises up export growth rate to 10%
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/05/2018
» The state-owned Export-Import (Exim) Bank of Thailand has painted a rosy picture regarding exports, saying the country's merchandise shipment growth could reach double digits this year.
State enterprise bill snagged by tweaks
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/05/2018
» The transfer of 11 corporatised state enterprises' shares owned by the Finance Ministry to a national holding firm as stipulated in a draft bill on reforming state-owned enterprises may have hit a wall after meeting strong opposition, says the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
IFRS 9 adoption queried
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/05/2018
» Thailand's adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standard 9 (IFRS 9) does not have to follow the strict standard being implemented in developed countries, especially if there are adverse effects on small businesses and retail customers, says Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong.