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Govt might cut Oil Fund levy

The government will consider reducing the state Oil Fund levy if the retail price of diesel reaches 30 baht a litre, to ease the burden of the people and the business sector, Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij said on Tuesday afternoon. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Tue, Aug 04 2009

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26 Mar 09 visit Thailand's Finance Minister, Korn Chatikavanij speaking at the British Embassy's Chevening dinner.  »  YouTube
03 Nov 09 visit B60bn rice price support scheme  »  Bangkok Post The cabinet has approved the use of a 60 billion baht fund from the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives(BAAC) to support rice prices, Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij said on Tuesday afternoon.
14 Feb 09 visit Bt2,000 scheme ready to launch  »  Bangkok Post The Ministry of Finance has enough money to pay 2,000 baht to all members of the Social Security Fund and civil servants whose monthly salary is below 15,000 baht, according to Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij.
07 Aug 09 visit PM orders cut in price of diesel  »  Bangkok Post Motorists will again enjoy cheaper diesel by two baht a litre starting next week, after Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva demanded that the state Oil Fund subsidise prices.
16 Aug 09 visit PM: No fare increase  »  Bangkok Post The government will not let the pump price of diesel reach 30 baht per litre, and will not allow public transport fares to go up after the diesel price has been slashed by two baht a litre, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said in his weekly broadcast...
22 Jan 10 visit PTT cuts diesel prices  »  Bangkok Post PTT on Friday announced it was cutting the retail price of diesel by 0.60 baht per litre and diesel B5 by 0.40 baht a litre.

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