Bt500bn infrastructure plan tabled to drive southern economy
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The Songkhla Chamber of Commerce has put forward a five-year plan to develop infrastructure projects in southern Thailand worth Bt500 billion from 2018 to 2022 with a view to driving the region’s economic growth by 6 per cent a year, chairman Kavisapong Sirithanonsakul said on Monday.
The investment plan put forward by the chamber covers 14 projects, including a motorway, industrial estate and double-track rail system.
Development of the region’s infrastructure would also help drive the country’s overall economic growth, he added.
