Vice Minister Praipol Koomsup said yesterday that the ministry would proceed with the increase.
The move prompted the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority to request for a Bt3 rise in city bus fares and cabbies for a 13-per-cent increase in taxi meter rates.
Trucks are not expected to be affected much, as about 70 per cent of them run on diesel. Recently, the diesel price dropped by Bt3-Bt4 per litre, while the NGV price rose by Bt2.50 per kilogram.
NGV is the cheapest fuel by heating value. An excise tax on NGV will not be collected soon for fear of resistance from the public. The NGV price has gone up from Bt10.50 per kilogram in September to Bt13 now. Public utility vehicles can buy NGV at the subsidised price of Bt10 per kilogram.
PTT chairman Piyasvasti Amranan told a recent seminar that the NGV subsidy had led to people spending 10 satang per unit more for electricity, as Thailand has to import natural gas at a high cost to meet demand for the fuel for vehicles and electricity generators.
A consumers' network has petitioned the Administrative Court to stop the ministry's 21st offer of petroleum concessions scheduled for yesterday, but the ministry will make a detailed clarification to the court to prove that its policy is both accurate and transparent, he said.
Vice Minister Praipol Koomsup said yesterday that the ministry would proceed with the increase. The move prompted the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority to request for a Bt3 rise in city bus fares and cabbies for a 13-per-cent increase in taxi meter rates.Trucks are not expected to be affected much, as about 70 per cent of them run on diesel. Recently, the diesel price dropped by Bt3-Bt4 per litre, while the NGV price rose by Bt2.50 per kilogram.NGV is the cheapest fuel by heating value. An excise tax on NGV will not be collected soon for fear of resistance from the public. The NGV price has gone up from Bt10.50 per kilogram in September to Bt13 now. Public utility vehicles can buy NGV at the subsidised price of Bt10 per kilogram.PTT chairman Piyasvasti Amranan told a recent seminar that the NGV subsidy had led to people spending 10 satang per unit more for electricity, as Thailand has to import natural gas at a high cost to meet demand for the fuel for vehicles and electricity generators.A consumers' network has petitioned the Administrative Court to stop the ministry's 21st offer of petroleum concessions scheduled for yesterday, but the ministry will make a detailed clarification to the court to prove that its policy is both accurate and transparent, he said.
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