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Truck owners threaten 20% freight charge hike if diesel cap lifted

Representatives of the Land Transport Federation of Thailand gather at Government House’s complaint centre on Wednesday to demand the government continue to cap the diesel price at 30 baht per litre for a year instead of ending it this Sunday. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

Truck owners have demanded the government continue to cap the diesel price at 30 baht per litre for a year – or they will immediately hike freight charges by 20% this Sunday.

About 100 representatives of the Land Transport Federation of Thailand filed their demand at Government House’s complaint centre on Wednesday. They opposed the Energy Ministry’s plan to stop limiting the diesel price to 30 baht per litre on May 1, but instead subsidise half the increment of the…

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