Kittiratt seeks review of rules on CAT, TOT project
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Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong has asked the Comptroller-General's Department to review laws pertaining to TOT and CAT Telecom's project-bidding requirements after their supervisory role is transferred to the National Telec
Meanwhile, a working group has been set up to review a rehabilitation plan for the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA).
Referring to a recent State Enterprise Policy Committee meeting, Kittiratt said the department had been asked to look into the possibility of permitting TOT and CAT Telecom to join bidding with other private companies. Earlier, the two were prohibited from joining such bidding at the same time as the Ministry of Finance is the major shareholder in both the state telecom agencies.
The legal amendment has become possible owing to the change in their role from supervisors and service providers earlier to only service providers now.
“A review is needed, particularly for bidding requirements for services,” Kittiratt said.
Kittiratt said that the meeting also acknowledged the BMTA’s rehabilitation plan, including a Bt13.16-billion planned purchase of 3,183 natural gas vehicle buses to replace diesel-engine buses. Currently, BMTA is preparing for the bidding process.
Recently, the Finance and Transport ministries analysed the possibility of increasing the BMTA’s accumulated debts to be written off from 10 to 25 per cent. This will come be reviewed by the working group before the results are forwarded to the State Enterprise Policy Committee for approval, he said.
Kittiratt said that seven relief measures for exports proposed by the private sector were being considered by related agencies, and they were expected to be finalised soon.
