Low-income people urged to join campaign to buy cheap LPG
Energy Ministry is encouraging low-income people to register with the government's project which allows them to buy LPG at a lower price than the market, said Deputy Permanent Secretary for Energy Tawarat Sutabutr on Monday.
The ministry has found that the registration had not attracted many people so far because they misunderstood that the registration would force them to pay tax retroactively.
He confirmed that the project was the government’s genuine effort to offset the impact of rising LPG prices on low income earners.
Those who are eligible to buy cheaper LPG include low-income householders, food stall vendors, hawkers and one-floor food shops. Under the program, registered persons can buy LPG at Bt18.13 per kilogram.
Since the program was launched, 80.57 million kilograms of LPG have been sold to eligible persons, worth Bt362 million. The volume could be divided into 76.75m kilograms used by food stall vendors, accounting for 23% of the eligible persons nationwide. This was followed by 3.82m kilograms sold to low-income households, or just 1% of the entire registered people.
Those wishing to register for the project can call 02-140-7000 or contact a nearby Provincial Energy Office during official working hours.
