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Govt defends electricity bill hike

High-voltage power poles for Pathum Thani Provincial Electricity Authority. The government defends its decision to raise the fuel tariff (Ft) price for households from May to August as suitable after the government’s 3.2-billion-baht subsidy for vulnerable groups ends in April. (Photo: Pattanapong Hirunard)

first four months of 2023. Pattanapong Hirunard

The government is defending its decision to raise the fuel tariff (Ft) price for households from May to August as suitable after the government’s 3.2-billion-baht subsidy for vulnerable groups ends in April.

Yesterday, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said the move was a resolution agreed upon during the Energy Regulatory Commission’s (ERC) meeting.

The ERC has…

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