Thailand’s Committee on Energy Policy Administration (CEPA) agreed today (Monday) to help shoulder the burden on household electricity consumers through discounts from September until December, the period the fuel tariff (FT) will be hiked.

 

According to the committee, households which use no more than 300 units of electricity per month will get a discount of 92.04 satang per unit from September until end of December.

 

Households which use between 301-500 units per month will be given discount rates on step-by-step format, ranging from 15% to 75%. These users account for 89% of household users nationwide, or 80% of all users.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/household-electricity-users-to-get-discounts-from-september-to-december/

 

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It is not a discount as it will need to be paid back in taxes, these methods also causes prices to only increase more over time and negatively impact everyone, usually.

15% - 75%  who gets how much?  how is this to be apportioned out

48 minutes ago, ChaiyaTH said:

It is not a discount as it will need to be paid back in taxes

Paid back in what taxes by who and how?

2 minutes ago, DezLez said:

Paid back in what taxes by who and how?

Is this a serious question? Where do you think they pay subsidies with? Thin air? Or is your smart answer that the poor barely pay taxes, yeah they might, but instead they will then suffer even for more generations as no taxes are left for good purposes.

Those who do pay them, will be annoyed even more, and eventually try to avoid paying taxes, or move to other countries, as also happens in the west.

 

Companies usually increase prices even more if there are subsidies, too, specially on the long run. It is never a good solution.

Just now, ChaiyaTH said:

Is this a serious question? Where do you think they pay subsidies with? Thin air? 

No!

Answer the specific questions please!

You made the statement!

What discount do you get if you use more that 500 units per month ??

2 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said:

It is not a discount as it will need to be paid back in taxes, these methods also causes prices to only increase more over time and negatively impact everyone, usually.

You must be a foreign Thai national economic! That´s an amazing conclusion!

2 minutes ago, grego49 said:

What discount do you get if you use more that 500 units per month ??

NONE! You use that much, you are rich enough to pay up! I know, I will have to pay. ???? 

Wont  bother  one  family  in my village  who  have been stealing it from a  foreign neighbour and when caught the Police  head  of  village and PEA did  nothing, didnt even remove the  illegal cables  tapped  inot their meter quite a few thousand bahts  worth. Promised to pay it back, neighbour has received nothing.

6 hours ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

Wont  bother  one  family  in my village  who  have been stealing it from a  foreign neighbour and when caught the Police  head  of  village and PEA did  nothing, didnt even remove the  illegal cables  tapped  inot their meter quite a few thousand bahts  worth. Promised to pay it back, neighbour has received nothing.

Thai justice at it's very best as usual, hardly a surprising outcome.

A well chosen strategy... I would struggle to get below 500 units. 

Well electricity cost are hitting the poorer people around the world everywhere currently. Many countries are just giving a one off payment or fuel cost reduction across the board which benefits not only the poorest but the more well off also. At least what is being proposed in Thailand appears to target the less fortunate and maybe not giving money away to those that can afford it will potentially allow more to be given to the poorest in Thai society longer.

11 hours ago, DezLez said:

No!

Answer the specific questions please!

You made the statement!

Ok simple tax examples - on salaries, Vat, booze duties and so on 

7 minutes ago, JoePai said:

Ok simple tax examples - on salaries, Vat, booze duties and so on 

So my electricty bill goes down, my booze bill goes up. Great.

Did I not read last week that electricity prices were going up in September. Now it is discount until December. Confusing.

500 units??? My koi carp pond, waterfall and garden lighting probably uses that much in a month!

More of a worry, is the Tariff hike that is being levied upon Manufacturers and all other Business users.

An 18 % increase ( the figure being bandied about ) will cause a massive spike in Inflation.

More expensive Food, and everything else will impact everybody, and as usual the poor will suffer more, even if they get a 92 Setang discount on 300 Units of Electric or less.

BTW, the 92 Setang will just about be the amount that brings the level back to the present FT rate.

1 hour ago, KannikaP said:

Did I not read last week that electricity prices were going up in September. Now it is discount until December. Confusing.

Why confusing ?

Discounted from !st Sept to 31 Dec 

12 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

 

Why confusing ?

Discounted from !st Sept to 31 Dec 

Because, dooh, they said last week that electricity was going up from Bht 4 to Bht 5 per unit. And now they say they are discounting it.

Is that from the 4 or 5 price?

5 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Because, dooh, they said last week that electricity was going up from Bht 4 to Bht 5 per unit. And now they say they are discounting it.

Is that from the 4 or 5 price?

Its going to be on the new rate of 5 Baht / Unit ( if that is going to be the price )

They can hardly discount the old rate that will not apply

15 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

Its going to be on the new rate of 5 Baht / Unit ( if that is going to be the price )

They can hardly discount the old rate that will not apply

From August 16th.   https://www.thaipbsworld.com/households-businesses-to-pay-more-for-electricity-from-september-as-ft-rate-raised/

 

So it goes up in September, but the discount is from 1st September. Or am I not understanding it correctly?

So, they raise the price and then give you a discount meaning you don't have to pay it. Okay.

3 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

So, they raise the price and then give you a discount meaning you don't have to pay it. Okay.

No, the price stays the 4ing same if you don't use very much.

Make things easy.... Raise the electric bills and than give them reduction in the costs... How can you understand this?? Why not raise less or not at all ...much easier

7 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

Make things easy.... Raise the electric bills and than give them reduction in the costs... How can you understand this?? Why not raise less or not at all ...much easier

Because the latter has not the same effect on the election results

Living in an average sized house with aircondition, we use around 1000 KW / units per month.  Why don't we get a discount?? We pay taxes!!

3 hours ago, Guderian said:

500 units??? My koi carp pond, waterfall and garden lighting probably uses that much in a month!

pah I use that just for the electric  gates.thats the  problem with solid  gold, its darn heavy

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

According to the committee, households which use no more than 300 units of electricity per month will get a discount of 92.04 satang per unit from September until end of December.

Yippeeeeeee

7 hours ago, KannikaP said:

So my electricty bill goes down, my booze bill goes up. Great.

Looks like I'll have to start using ice to chill my beer instead of keeping it in the fridge... 

Damn, there's enough water in my beer already.

17 hours ago, grego49 said:

What discount do you get if you use more that 500 units per month ??

Probably on the sweet FA tariff.