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PM to address webinar on Budget by Finance Ministry on March 8

Budget announcements to be discussed

The Hindu · Mar 6, 2022

Ministry mulls options for diesel

The Ukraine-Russia conflict has led to rising global oil prices, raising concerns the Finance Ministry will have to inject additional funds to keep the retail price of diesel below 30 baht a litre, says a ministry source who requested anonymity.

Bangkok Post · Feb 27, 2022

Sanjeev Sanyal — the man of ‘economic sutras’

He left Finance Ministry for a bigger role in Economic Advisory Council to PM

The Hindu · Feb 26, 2022

State mulls waiver for tax on stock trading

The Finance Ministry is considering the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations' (Fetco) proposal to extend the waiver of the transaction tax for stock trades because reimposing it can cause trading costs to increase by 70% for general investors and 170% for foreign investors.

Bangkok Post · Feb 8, 2022

Oman Signs Three MoUs with Saudi Fund for Development

Oman’s Finance Ministry signed on Thursday three Memorandums of Understandings (MoUs) with the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) to finance several projects worth RO94 million (about $244 million). The first MoU aims at supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by allocating funds to give access to soft loans in various…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 4, 2022

Taxman to go easy on crypto traders

The Finance Ministry plans to ease tax rules for investments in digital assets, a senior official said on Friday, following a surge in crytocurrency trading.

Bangkok Post · Jan 28, 2022

Finance Ministry keeps 2022 GDP outlook despite Omicron

The Finance Ministry on Friday maintained its 2022 economic growth forecast at 4.0%, driven by a recovery in domestic spending and tourism, with Covid-19 outbreaks driven by the Omicron variant yet to have a significant impact.

Bangkok Post · Jan 28, 2022

The Russian Finance Ministry said: Crypto should be regulated, not banned

Russia should regulate the crypto market, not ban it, Finance Ministry official Ivan Chebeskov said on Tuesday, appearing to contradict the central bank, which last week proposed banning the use and mining of cryptocurrencies. "We need to regulate, not ban," Chebeskov said "Regulation is sufficient to protect our citizens."

Benzinga · Jan 25, 2022

Draft targets resolution of retirement fund shortages

The Finance Ministry is studying a plan to separate the retirement fund from the Social Security Fund and seek ways to more efficiently and flexibly promote the retirement fund, especially in terms of management, says Warotai Kosolpisitkul, an adviser to the Fiscal Policy Office.

Bangkok Post · Jan 23, 2022