Government will try to keep diesel prices at around 30 baht a litre and electricity bills at up to 4.2 baht per unit
PUBLISHED : 19 Dec 2023 at 12:26
The cabinet approved debt suspension for smaller businesses and support for retail debtors, as the government will try to maintain diesel prices and electricity bills, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Tuesday.
The relief programme is part of a plan to help the 10.3 million people who are struggling to service debt, a drag on Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, where household debt stood at 90.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) at the end of the second quarter of this year.
The government will…
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