Cabinet okays Bt17 bn to reduce water, power bills and return electricity meter deposits

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Cabinet okays Bt17 bn to reduce water, power bills and return electricity meter deposits

By The Nation

 

 

The Cabinet today (March 17) approved Bt17 billion in remedial measures to tackle the Covid-19 crisis and drought by reducing water and electricity bills by 3 per cent and returning deposits for installation of electricity meters.

 

It also approved extending the period of electricity payments for specific businesses such as hotels and housing for rent without interest throughout a grace period of not more than six months.

 

The Energy Regulatory Commission will hold a meeting and announce further details tomorrow.

 

Under the measure to reduce power cost, the state will lower electricity charges for all types of users by 3 per cent during April to June. It is expected to require a budget of Bt5.160 billion.

 

The state water authorities will also cut charges for all types of users by 3 per cent for three months, beginning from the bill cycle of April.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30384258

 

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[Chazar]

wife  rushed  out to get her electric deposit said it was 10k or  summat

[christophe75]

And... it's gone.

 

Big budget (but less than some stupid military toys bought by the teenagers in uniform who call themselves soldiers and generals).... for an effect... close to zero.

 

Perfect non-sense.

 

My electricity bill will go down by... 3 % ? And during 3 months only ?

 

"Darling ! Quick ! Let's buy a car and a house with this generous gift ! I'm in the mood to fire up again the national economy !"

 

It's a textbook : before we were on "cruise pace" : 1 stupid idea per day.

 

With the virus hysteria, all hell break loose... It's a daily festival.

 

It's a fireworks. It's the 4th july every day. Red, blue, yellow, green !

[saengd]

Perhaps you've noticed that Thailand is not a socialist country where mamby pamby governments cocoon citizens against all perils and shocks, here you have to stand on your own two feet which is why the economy is so successful and strong. 

 

Attaboy stalker, now up to 28 confused smilies this month.

[djayz]

Usually, if something is less expensive, people tend to buy or use more of it. So how is reducing the price of water doing to alleviate the drough problem? 

[colinneil]

So water bills are to be reduced by 3%, bit of a joke that is, our water bill has gone up by 2.35% since december.

So in effect back to what it was.

[CharlieH]

Re: Water, thats less than 5 baht a month in our case - whooppee what luxury we can afford with that saving !!

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, colinneil said:

So water bills are to be reduced by 3%, bit of a joke that is, our water bill has gone up by 2.35% since december.

So in effect back to what it was.

So in affect it's a reduction.. 

[trainman34014]

4 hours ago, Chazar said:

wife  rushed  out to get her electric deposit said it was 10k or  summat

Mine wants to know where to go to get it; presume PEA Local office ?

[Misterwhisper]

The monthly water bill in my one-person household only comes to around 100 baht, although I water my garden daily and even have a fish pond that needs to be replenished frequently. With those 3% savings I am looking forward to receiving a bill of only 97 baht next cycle. Though it will be difficult to spend that windfall of a whopping 3 baht, as all bars and massage parlors are shut down.

 

As per my electricity bill, it rarely is more than 2,500 baht even during the hot season. Figuring that I'll spend about 75 baht less owing to the government's generosity, I am currently looking for suitable investment ideas into which to sink those huge savings.

 

Oh, and how do I get the deposit on my meter back? Do I have to present in person at the nearest EGAT branch? Those 10,000 baht or so will be most welcome for helping finance my next vacation. In Vietnam, of course.