The Thai cabinet approved the allocation of 10.464 billion baht from the Central Fund today (Tuesday), to subsidise electricity charges for 18.32 million households from May through August and for another 23.4 million households in May as an emergency measure.

 

The proposal to fund the program will be resubmitted to the Election Commission (EC) for reconsideration, after the commission rejected it last week due to the lack of cabinet approval.

 

The subsidy program is in response to widespread public complaints of unusually high power bills during the hot season.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/cabinet-approves-10-4bn-to-subsidise-domestic-electricity-charges/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2023-05-02

 

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And global warming is only getting started...

Rainy season is about to start and they're just talking about helping out with high electricity bills during the hot season, which most people have already paid?

Seems to me they should be making millions of solar powered air-con units - or is that too logical ?