New government finalising statement of policies, says PM Srettha

The new PM said on Friday that he had discussed energy policies in a phone conversation with United Thai Nation leader Pirapan Salirathavibhaga, who is expected to become the new energy minister. Srettha said Pheu Thai’s deputy leader and economics team chief, Prommin Lertsuridej, would hold talks with United Thai Nation representatives later on Friday about the new government’s energy policies.

Srettha added that his government would address widespread concern over rising electricity prices and energy costs as a matter of priority.

Another urgent policy of the Pheu Thai-led government would be a debt moratorium for farmers, which he said could be implemented from October. Srettha said he had discussed the debt repayment suspension with top executives of the state-run Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives.

He said the new government would also offer debt relief…