"Arkhom Termpitayapaisit"

Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith on Monday denied reports on Thai websites that the government would lower the cost-of-living subsidy in a Covid-linked scheme from 50 per cent to 25 per cent.

hai drivers thinking of buying an electric vehicle (EV) might want to delay their purchase, after the Cabinet failed to deliver tax breaks on Tuesday. The year’s first Cabinet meeting left much-anticipated EV tax measures off the menu, putting the brakes on Thailands switch to EVs.

The government is now trying to balance both epidemic prevention and economic measures and if the epidemic situation worsens, at least THB250 billion will be borrowed under a special loan decree to tackle the crisis, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on Thursday.

Bt134 billion of civil work on high-speed line to go to local contractors.