Cabinet approves energy pricing measures

[webfact]

 

by Tanakorn Sangiam

    
BANGKOK (NNT) - The Cabinet approved two measures to help mitigate the energy crisis, covering diesel and electricity, targeting primarily lower-income earners.

 

The Cabinet in a weekly meeting approved a set of mitigating measures for the energy crisis, including special electricity rates and an extension of the special excise tax rate for diesel. Proposed by the Ministry of Energy, a special electricity rate scheme will be offered to households based on their electricity consumption.

 

Households consuming up to 300 electricity units per month will be eligible for a 0.92 baht per unit discount.

 

Households with higher electricity consumption of up to 500 units per month will receive discounts for the Ft tariff based on their consumption rate, namely a 75% or 0.515 baht per unit discount for households consuming 301-350 units per month, a 45% or 0.309 baht discount for households consuming 351-400 units per month, and a 15% or 0.103 baht per unit discount for households consuming 401-500 units per month.

 

These reduced electricity rates will be provided for 4 months from September to December this year. Some 9.13 billion baht of government funding is expected to be used to help around 21.46 million people.

 

Other campaigns approved by the Cabinet include the 2-month extension for the current 5 baht diesel oil excise tax, now valid until 20 November, and a 6-month excise tax waiver for B0 diesel for electricity generation, valid until 15 March 2023.

 

These campaigns are expected to help mitigate the impacts faced by the general public and businesses amidst the energy crisis. The excise tax schemes alone are expected to cost the Excise Department a 20 billion baht revenue loss.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG220914090654241

 

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[KannikaP]

Will the discount for 'up to 300 units' apply to the first 300 units used, and then the rate for 'up to 500 units' apply to the next 200 units.

[Cake Monster]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

These campaigns are expected to help mitigate the impacts faced by the general public and businesses amidst the energy crisis. The excise tax schemes alone are expected to cost the Excise Department a 20 billion baht revenue loss.

Its going to cost the Gov,t a whole heap more than that.

These people expect the crisis to be over soon, and all will be good again in the land of dreamers.

Alternative sources of fuel are the real answer, or do they know something we do not.

[Gweiloman]

5 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Will the discount for 'up to 300 units' apply to the first 300 units used, and then the rate for 'up to 500 units' apply to the next 200 units.

Sure hope so.

[sometime]

6 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Will the discount for 'up to 300 units' apply to the first 300 units used, and then the rate for 'up to 500 units' apply to the next 200 units.

Come on that's forward thinking????

[jacko45k]

20 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Will the discount for 'up to 300 units' apply to the first 300 units used, and then the rate for 'up to 500 units' apply to the next 200 units.

To my recollection the current billing does not work that way, ie all units get charged at the higher rate related to consumption... I would suspect that would b how this works too. 

[KannikaP]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

To my recollection the current billing does not work that way, ie all units get charged at the higher rate related to consumption... I would suspect that would b how this works too. 

this is very confusing w2ith usage bands from 0 to 150, 150 to 400 and over 400. 

[sammieuk1]

It all sounds far to sensible for here making us that use more pay more but the devil will be in the detail ????

[jacko45k]

5 hours ago, KannikaP said:

this is very confusing w2ith usage bands from 0 to 150, 150 to 400 and over 400. 

Yes looks like you are correct.. although my bill does not break it up and appears to apply one per unit price, somewhere in the middle of that group. Plus a surcharge of 0.2477 per unit.

[MJCM]

Just received our Aug - Sept Bill.

 

We used less then 300 Units and the Ft rate (surcharge) calculated was 0.01390 per unit.

 

So a massive discount from the original Ft (surcharge) rate of 0.9343

Edited September 15, 2022 by MJCM

[MJCM]

48 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Yes looks like you are correct.. although my bill does not break it up and appears to apply one per unit price, somewhere in the middle of that group. Plus a surcharge of 0.2477 per unit.

It's cumulative

 

0 - 150 units you pay 3,2484 THB per unit

151 - 400 units you pay 4,2218 THB per unit

400 > you pay 4,4217 THB per unit

 

For example you used 310 Units

 

0 - 150 = 487,26 THB for these 150 Units

151 - 400 = 675.49 THB  for these remaining 160 units

 

For example you used 416 units

 

0 - 150 = 487.26 for these 150 Units

151 - 400 = 1055.45 for these 250 units

400+ = 70.75 for these remaining 16 units

 

Please note: Above prices are WITHOUT : VAT / Service Charge / Ft Charge (Fuel Surcharge)

[edwinchester]

We got our electric bill today. 381 units at a cost of 1860.70 bht. By coincidence last months bill was also for 381 units and the princely sum of 1706.76 bht so this months bill shows a price rise of about 9%. Any Govt help isn't showing up just yet.

[MJCM]

16 minutes ago, edwinchester said:

We got our electric bill today. 381 units at a cost of 1860.70 bht. By coincidence last months bill was also for 381 units and the princely sum of 1706.76 bht so this months bill shows a price rise of about 9%. Any Govt help isn't showing up just yet.

The standard Fuel Surcharge is 0.9343 per unit, with that your bill would have been much higher.

 

If you look more closely at your bill (if PEA) you will see a - and that is the discount you have gotten! (also under the total units used you would see (in Thai Language) that you got a discount

 

The max discount is for people who stay UNDER 300 Units above that the discount lowers till it's 0 when you use more then 500 Units!

 

Tiers are

0 - 300 Units = Max Discount

301 - 350 Units  = less discount

351 - 400 units = even lesser discount

401 - 500 units = a lot less discount

> 500 units = NO Discount

 

See the opening post for the discount figures

 

Ps: These discounts have only been approved for the Months Sept-Dec!

Edited September 15, 2022 by MJCM

[edwinchester]

3 minutes ago, MJCM said:

The standard Surcharge is 0.9343 per unit, with that your bill would have been much higher.

 

If you look more closely at your bill (if PEA) you will see a - and that is the discount you have gotten!

 

The max discount is for people who stay UNDER 300 Units above that the discount lowers till it's 0 when you use more then 500 Units!

 

Tiers are

0 - 300 Units = Max Discount

300 - 350 Units  = less discount

351 - 400 units = even lesser discount

401 - 500 units = a lot less discount

> 500 units = NO Discount

 

See the opening post for the discount figures

Ok thanks for that. I see that the surcharge added 355.97 bht but we received a discount of 117.73 bht. An overall increase of 238.24 bht.

[MJCM]

 

Just now, edwinchester said:

Ok thanks for that. I see that the surcharge added 355.97 bht but we received a discount of 117.73 bht. An overall increase of 238.24 bht.

That is because the Ft charge (Fuel surcharge) was increased from 0.24770 to 0.9343 per unit this month (increase of 0.6866).

 

If you check the bill from last month, you should see the 0,24770 stated on there

[edwinchester]

1 minute ago, MJCM said:

 

That is because the Ft charge (Fuel surcharge) was increased from 0.24770 to 0.9343 per unit this month (increase of 0.6866).

 

If you check the bill from last month, you should see the 0,24770 stated on there

Spot on, I understand now, thanks.