New Year’s

Year 2022 Considered a ‘brutal’ year and ‘rocky’ another year. Not only with Thais but also spread all over the world With both the outbreak of COVID-19 not yet over economic crisis Russo-Ukrainian war Energy crisis, etc., raged and extended to all the money in the wallet.

Many people sent their regards in the beginning.New Year 2023“Let things improve, but… the truth is, we have costs.”Cost of living“Including that value, this value, that value, waiting to be fixed for many more items. I don’t know where this is going to go.

Bangkok Online Commerce Let’s see what has been rectified in this year 2023 (updated 30 Dec ’22).

• Rising interest rates.. The stock sales tax is extremely persistent – it’s time to pay!

afteropen countryside causing a clearer recovery of the Thai economy, includingdirection of interestAll over the world there was an increase, forcing the “Bank of Thailand” to gradually adjust the interest rate.political interestcontinued to increase in line with the direction of these interest rates and considered returning to its normal level the rate of contributions by financial institutions to the Financial Institutions Development Fund (FIDF) 0.46% in line with the improving economic direction and to convey the results of these policies

several commercial banks then gradually increasing the ratethe interest rate MLR, MOR and MRR 0.40%, effective January 2023 onwards.

While the investor side needs to be prepared for shocks. After the Cabinet (Cabinet) decided to “Stock sales tax of 0.1%.“After waiving the aforementioned tax for more than 30 years, it will take effect 90 days after the announcement, which is around the second quarter of 2023.

In the first year, the rate is 0.055% including local taxes. It is expected to raise additional revenue of no less than ten thousand million baht.

• BTS-Taxi Ask for a price increase

For the part of the rail transport system. The main route that city people rely onsky trainboth on the ground and underground is preparing to increase the price, effective from 1 January 2023 onwards, with the following details

BTS extension

– Sukhumvit Line (Mo Chit – On Nut)
– Silom Line (National Stadium – Saphan Taksin)
– Silom Line Extension (Krung Thonburi – Wongwian Yai)

Adjusted from the price of 16-44 baht, adjusted to 17-47 baht.

effective from 1 January 2023

golden line train (Krung Thon Buri Station – Khlong San District Office)

Regulated from 15 baht across the board to 16 baht across the board.

effective from 1 January 2023

Mass Rapid Transit Chaloem Ratchamongkhon Line (MRT Blue Line)

– Hua Lamphong – Bang Sue section
– Hua Lamphong – Bang Khae section
-Bang Sue-Tha Phra

Regulated from 17-42 baht to 17-43 baht

effective from 1 January 2023

Taxi car (TAXI – METER) registered in Bangkok It is a three-part sedan. Three-section sedan car with three seats and a three-part passenger van

Increase the price from the distance of 1 kilometer, the first 35 baht, adjusted to 40 baht.

Waiting for the announcement to be published in the Royal Gazette

• Light bill – gas bill New year.. New price!

Another cost burden that will certainly affect our pocket money is the cost of energy. Because there will be a price increase as follows:

Electricity

– The public sector is charged at the same rate which is 4.72 baht per unit.

– The business sector increased by 0.61 baht per unit to 5.33 baht.

effective from 1 January 2023

LPG cooking gas

– Extend the time to fix the price of a 15 kg bucket at 408 baht for another month (1-31 Jan. ’23), after which the new price can be considered.

natural gas

Raise the price of generic cars by 1 baht/kg.

from 16.59 baht to 17.59 baht/kg.

It has been in effect since 16 December 2022.