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Govt to spend Bt100 bln to spur economy
The government will likely spend at least 100 billion baht of the fiscal 2009 budget to stimulate the sluggish economy, Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij revealed on Tuesday.
The minister said the government will have to
consider the degree of importance of different projects and tasks cautiously
before spending the budget and he could not foresee whether the government’s
spending next year will lead to a budget deficit of 180 billion baht.
The Finance Ministry executives will decide whether
the six six-month economic stimulus measures will be continued, Mr Korn said.
Some of the measures that could be lifted include public
assistance on utility costs and excise tax reduction on fuel.