snoop1130 Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Motorcycle taxi drivers can now download the “Thung Ngern” application onto their smartphones, so they can receive a 250 baht/month subsidy from the state until the end of July, to be used to buy benzene from gas stations under the 50:50 co-payment scheme, in light of the high fuel prices. Energy Permanent Secretary Kulit Sombatsiri said today (Thursday) that this co-payment scheme is intended to ease the burden of rising oil prices on motorcycle taxi drivers, in an effort to prevent them from increasing their fares. Keep up to date with all things Thailand - Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Only drivers who have registered with the Land Transport Department are entitled to receive the subsidy. According to the department, there are 106,655 such drivers. Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailands-motorcycle-taxis-can-claim-state-subsidy-to-buy-benzene/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-05-05 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
law ling Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Just from today: motorcycle fuel subsidues, carbon-relevant rice-farming subsidies, proposed extension of local tourism subsidies ... there seems to be a lot of money around ... a lot of approved (and maybe not very well audited) budgets? ... I hope it's not for a final money-grab before the election? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 13 hours ago, snoop1130 said: Only drivers who have registered with the Land Transport Department are entitled to receive the subsidy. According to the department, there are 106,655 such drivers ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 13 hours ago, law ling said: there seems to be a lot of money around Diesel price capped, pork price "fixed". Less about an election and more about controlling inflation. Every somchai, lek and noi will be coming to the regime for relief. It may not end well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 But but but surely fuel for a business is tax deductible LMAO ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickstart Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 3 hours ago, brianthainess said: But but but surely fuel for a business is tax deductible LMAO ???? Do what,....they will not be motorcycle taxi driver that will pay tax ,in times past the wife was one for a while ,helping out her then hubby ,neither of them paid any tax . They along with rice farmers ,and most self employed people in Thailand are non tax payers ,about time they where ,but that is the Thai system . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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