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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Diesel price to rise to B32/litre Sunday

At Government House’s complaint centre on Wednesday, representatives of the Land Transport Federation of Thailand submit a written request for the government to continue capping the diesel price at 30 baht per litre for a year from May. Otherwise, they said they would immediately raise their freight charges by 20%. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

The retail price of diesel in Greater Bangkok will rise above the 30-baht capped price to 32 baht per litre this Sunday morning, according to the Oil Fuel Fund Office (Offo).

The current price is 29.94 baht per litre.

The removal of the price cap – despite protests from truck owners – is intended to decrease the huge cost of the government’s subsidy scheme, which has limited the diesel price to…

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