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Cabinet Okays Relief Measures, Increase In Daily Wages

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

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A Cabinet Meeting On Tuesday, Chaired By Acting Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, Approved Several Measures To Help Alleviate People’s Financial Burden And Also Gave The Green Light For An Increase In The Daily Minimum Wage Rate.

A budget of 51.76 billion baht has been approved to fund the measures, while the government will see an estimated 21.4-billion-baht revenue loss.

Here’s a summary of the key measures:

– The Energy Ministry aims to subsidise household electricity bills from September to December to soften the impact from rising energy prices, with a budget of 9.12 billion.

Under the measure, households that use 301-500 units per month will receive 15 to 75 per cent subsidy on their bills. Meanwhile, those using less than 300 units per month will get a subsidy of 0.9204 baht per unit.

– Extension of the diesel excise tax cut of 5 baht per litre until November 30 in a bid to keep the retail price of the fuel at around 35 baht per litre. This measure will cost the government around 20 billion baht, plus another 1.4 billion baht from electricity generation.

– Subsidy on LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) used for cooking for holders of state welfare cards at 100 baht per person per month until December 2022. This measure is expected to use a budget of 302.5 million baht.

– Subsidy for new-born babies under a 933.6-million-baht budget, expected to cover 2.35 million newborns in September.

– Compensation for medical professionals and public health staff under six government projects related to Covid-19 treatment, worth 13.12 billion baht.

– Promoting the growing of organic rice under a budget of 1.74 billion baht.

– Supporting the liquidity of village and community funds using a budget of 714.64 million baht.

The Cabinet also approved a new daily minimum wage rate as agreed upon by the Tripartite Wage Committee, to be effective from October 1.

Under the new rates, daily wages for unskilled workers, for example, will rise 5.02 per cent, averaging about 337 baht per day.

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Power Bill Subsidy For Household Users Gets Cabinet Nod

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

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The Government Has Earmarked 9 Billion Baht To Subsidise People’s Power Bills From September To December To Soften The Impact From Rising Energy Prices, Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow Said After A Cabinet Meeting On Tuesday.

Household electricity users will get the subsidy from September until 2022-end. Households that use 301-500 units per month will receive 15 to 75 per cent subsidy on their bills.

Meanwhile, households using less than 300 units per month will get a subsidy of 0.9204 baht per unit.

Supattanapong said about 80 per cent of all residential users nationwide will benefit from this measure. The subsidy measure will require a budget of 9 billion baht, which will come from the budget for fiscal year 2022-23.

He said the ministry also would consider extending the move next year, depending on the price of natural gas, the main cost in generating electricity.

Supattanapong called on the public to continue saving energy amid the rising global energy prices. “If Thai people would reduce energy consumption by 10-20 per cent, they could save significant amount of money on their power bills, not to mention it will help the country in not having to rely heavily on imported energy, which tends to become more expensive,” he said.

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Diesel To Cost 35 Baht Per Litre Until Nov 30

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

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The 5-Baht Cut On Excise Tax For Diesel Will Remain In Place For Another Two Months To Help Alleviate People’s Financial Load.

A source said on Tuesday that the Cabinet had approved the Energy Ministry’s proposal to maintain the price of diesel at around 35 baht per litre from September 21 to November 30. The source added that this subsidy will cost the government about 1 billion baht a month.

In February, the government decided to reduce the excise tax from 5.99 baht to 2.99 baht per litre from February 18 to May 20.

On May 21, the 5.99 baht per litre excise was cut by 5 baht until July 21 to mitigate the impact of rising energy prices. The reduction was later extended to September 20.

As of July 24, the Oil Fuel Fund, which subsidises diesel, was 115.04 billion baht in deficit, the highest ever. The oil account has the biggest shortfall at 75.57 billion baht, while liquified petroleum accounts for a shortfall of 39.47 billion baht. The fund has a cash flow of about 3 billion baht.

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Transport Authorities Set To Push For One Ticket For All Public Transport In Bangkok

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

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In A Bid To Make Public Transport More Convenient For Commuters, The Office Of Transport And Traffic Policy And Planning (OTP) Is Set To Propose The Creation Of Joint Tickets.

This would bring all public transport agencies together and for that to happen a law will have to be enforced.

Punya Chupanit, OTP’s director, told Thansettakij on Saturday that a draft of the act will be presented to a related subcommittee this month. The subcommittee is led by Pisak Jitviriyavasin, the Transport Ministry’s deputy permanent secretary.

Once approved, the draft will be presented to Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob before it is forwarded to the Cabinet, Council of State and then Parliament.

The joint ticket act will set up rules on administration, definition, rates, which agencies will be responsible and how it is funded.

OTP said the joint ticket should not be affected by the EMV Contactless card, which is used on some electric trains and boats. He said the card is one of the standards for the joint ticket and was mentioned in the contract negotiation.

Meanwhile, Surapong Laoha-unya, executive director of the Bangkok Transit System Corporation Ltd (BTSC), said the company was talking to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and Krungthai Bank about creating a joint ticket for both the BTS and MRT.

He said it was not necessary to wait until the BTS Green Line extension row has been resolved because the company had been pushing for a joint ticket with the Rabbit Card for a long time now.

BTSC is also discussing the possibility of implementing the joint card system with BTS Pink and Yellow Lines when they open.

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Ministry Of Foreign Affairs’ Statement On The Passing Of Queen Elizabeth II

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 09, 2022

Ministry Of Foreign Affairs’ Statement On The Passing Of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Of The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the people of the Kingdom of Thailand wish to express our deepest sorrow for the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Throughout Her Majesty’s life, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II devoted her life and performed her duties for the benefits of the British people, the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and the close ties between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Thailand.

We share with the British people and the international community in mourning this great and irreparable loss.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
9 September 2022