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THE BLEAK economic outlook under the shadow of political uncertainty as well as the global economic slowdown has impacted Thai exports and the latest government stimulus is not likely to help much, say experts.

The Finance Ministry is ready to accept a massive loan of up to Bt170 billion to finance the Thai-Chinese high-speed train project pending the Transport Ministry’s final proposal on the controversial scheme, Finance Minister Apisak Tantiworawong says.

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday floated the idea of raising the value added tax (VAT) rate by one percentage point from the current 7 per cent to raise an additional Bt100 billion in annual tax revenues to finance various public projects.

FOREIGN FUND managers posed several questions to Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong after he gave his keynote speech at the CLSA Asean Forum 2017 yesterday.

Foreign fund managers posed several questions to Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong after he gave his keynote speech at the CLSA Asean Forum 2017 on Thursday.

Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong on Thursday said the Revenue Department had to find a way to collect more taxes from the family of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra regarding the sale of Shin Corporation a decade ago.

Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong may find himself in trouble if he fails to recover taxes from the family of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, chairman of the State Audit Commisssion Chaisit Trachoetham told The Nation Wednesday. 

PROTECTING CLIENTS, MAINTAINING CONFIDENCE CRUCIAL, MINISTER SAY AMID BILL OF EXCHANGE DEFAULTS

THE CABINET yesterday backed a decision to include projects from the Department of Highways (DOH) and Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) in the Thailand Future Fund (TFF).

Apisak expresses concern over Thailand's economic recovery AMID global impacts from China's crisis.

FINANCE MINISTER Apisak Tantivorawong yesterday expressed optimism that the economy would outpace the Bank of Thailand's expectations thanks to strong tailwinds from the government's mega investment in infrastructure and the reforms that aim to lay a fi

HM the King formally endorsed a cabinet reshuffle of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday which sees a new finance minister and a new deputy prime minister overseeing the economy.