Prime Minister asks transport operators to understand and cooperate In the case of canceling the diesel price freeze Confirm that the government is ready to take care of all affected sectors.
April 28, 2022 – Mr. Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office Addressing the case of the Land Transport Confederation of Thailand submit a letter to General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense to ask to consider reviewing guidelines for solving diesel problems that Gen. Prayut has instructed relevant agencies to consider guidelines for providing assistance, with the Prime Minister affirming concern for people from all sectors that will be affected by rising diesel prices which must ask the transport sector operators to understand the government as well that in the past the government has taken care of the price of diesel for a while by using the energy fund amounting to tens of billions of baht until all And even if they borrowed extra money, they’re all gone as well, so this is the time when everyone has to work together. which the government is ready to take care of all sectors as best as possible
A spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office said that the prime minister stressed that solving the current energy price crisis The government will proceed with caution. in order to use the existing budget as efficiently as possible In the past, the government has measures to control oil prices through the Oil Fund. as well as reducing the diesel excise tax rate by 3 baht per liter to freeze the price of diesel fuel, which is an important cost of goods and services in the country. This can help reduce the burden of living expenses of the people partly. In May 2022, the government will begin to reduce subsidies for diesel prices. will be subsidized at 50% and the price will be adjusted in steps to the specified ceiling. On May 1, 2022, the price will be adjusted to 32 baht / liter. Now if there is no diesel price subsidy will be about 40 baht per liter and the current price adjustment ceiling will be about 35 baht / liter, which the Ministry of Energy and the Fuel Fund Administration Committee (Korbon) are accelerating to develop ways to reduce the impact for the people In this regard, the Fuel Fund Office (NSC), the Energy Policy and Planning Office (NEPO), and related agencies have accelerated plans to support measures to support the price of diesel fuel not to affect it.
“The Ministry of Finance has revised its economic growth forecast for Thailand in 2022 from 4% per year to 3.5% per year due to the impact of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. causing the economy of Thailand’s major trading partners to slow down especially countries in the European Union and the United States. It also affects energy prices and inflation. Headline inflation in 2022 is expected to be at 5% per year, or in the forecast range of 4.5-5.5%. The rising oil prices now affect the world. not only Thailand When the conflict between Ukraine and Russia unravels The trend of world crude oil prices will decrease. while the Oil Fund, which is a fund to stabilize domestic retail oil prices There is still a problem with the liquidity of the fund. Moreover, the oil price situation in the world market still fluctuates from the world situation. which the government is concerned about the cost of living of the people The increase in product prices was mainly a result of rising energy prices due to the war. The government has measures to reduce costs from the beginning. to reduce the impact on low-income people Confirm that the Prime Minister and the government understand the suffering of people in all sectors We will try to move forward in solving the problem as much as possible,” said Thanakorn.