Party to hold meeting Tuesday about govt's achievements

Anusorn said party members would be briefed on the progress of the implementation of 16 urgent projects of the government over the past seven months. The party members would be told to inform Pheu Thai’s supporters of the progress.

Anusorn said about 35 per cent of the policies had so far been implemented and the government was confident that it would be able to implement all 16 policies within the first year.

Progress had been made on the policies to increase the monthly allowance for the elderly to Bt600 a month, the Bt15,000 minimum salary for university graduates, the tax rebates for first-time car and home buyers and reduction of corporate taxes, Anusorn said.

Anusorn said the government spokesman was also drafting a report on the progress of several projects for the Cabinet to approve to allow the report to be disseminated to the public.

He said the government has so far drafted 10 strategies based on 16 policies that it has announced to Parliament and government agencies concerned will be asked to implement the 10 strategies within the 2013 fiscal year.

He said a total of Bt558.34 million has been allocated from the 2013 fiscal year budget for the 10 strategies.

They included bringing peace back to the deep South, improving the transport system, improving universal healthcare, promoting 10 foods abroad, export of Islamic-certified foods, providing free Wi-Fi Internet nationwide, restructuring the price system of oil and gas, providing credit cards for farmers and taxi drivers, developing alternative energy and promoting SMEs’ productions.