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Village Funds to get B99bn
As much as 99 billion baht is set to be channelled to Village Funds this year, as the government wants to beef up the local economy.The figures include 14 billion baht for projects and the 75 billion baht in debt suspension for members of the ...
Chatrudee Teeparat
Finance Ministry to submit latest economic stimulus package to Cabinet
The Finance Ministry will on Tuesday (November 26) submit to the Cabinet its latest economic package to boost the economy, Minister Uttama Savanayana said.The new package follows the scheme on consumption and tourism, known as “Eat, Shop, Spend”, which the government has been implementing.Uttama’s announcement ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Master Plan of the Village Fund and Urban Community Project Promoting sustainable ‘grass-roots development’
“Can you promise me we will move forward together? Brothers and sisters, and friends should proceed hand in hand. We must not be trapped in conflicts and poverty as in the past. We must go ahead with determination, to make Thailand a country of equality.”This ...
“Village Fund and Urban Community” project: Key mechanism to reduce inequality and strengthen the grassroots
Inequality is like a cancer, which has been deep-rooted in Thai society for many years. Although successive Thai governments have allocated budgets to tackle the issue, the problem has not been eliminated or improved over the years.The Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2560 ...
Debt freeze for Village Fund tabled
Debt suspension for Village Fund members is scheduled to go before the cabinet for consideration on Monday. The weekly meeting skips to Monday instead of Tuesday, as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha leaves for Germany on Monday. Keep reading ...
Chatrudee Theparat
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