State retains price control on 51 items
List to be proposed for cabinet approval
published : 16 Jun 2021 at 04:00 A customer browses fresh produce at Ying Charoen market in Bangkok s Bang Khen district. (Photo: Apichit Jinakul)
The government has retained its price control on 51 products and services while pledging to come up with more stringent measures on four products including vegetables and fruits, as well as imported steel bars and DDGS (distiller s dried grains with solubles).
The meeting of the Central Committee on the Prices of Goods and Services chaired by Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit yesterday decided to maintain the price control list for 51 items, 46 of which are products and five services. The list would be later proposed for cabinet approval.
The Commerce Ministry is moving ahead with its e-service development effort, allowing traders of nine key agricultural products to seek permission online to move farm goods.
Panel mulls online food delivery fee revamp
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Eateries, vendors decry commissions
1 Food delivery bikes line up in front of a mall in the Ratchaprasong-Siam area. (Photo by Apichart Jinakul)
The government is setting up a working panel to study an appropriate structure for the gross profit (GP) or commission fee applied to food vendors by online food delivery platforms to prevent operators from profiteering.
Online food orders have surged during the pandemic.
Wattanasak Sur-iam, director-general of the Internal Trade Department, said Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit recently ordered the department to study the GP structure after many small and medium-sized restaurants and food vendors complained about exorbitant fees.
The government has approved a draft ministerial regulation that allows the use of personal cars for ride-hailing taxi service via apps, a boon for GrabCar drivers who have provided the service without proper legal status for years.
THAILAND: The government has approved a draft ministerial regulation that allows the use of personal cars for ride-hailing taxi service via apps, a boon for GrabCar drivers who have provided the servi