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Kittiratt delays LPG price float

The government will consider the inflation rate before deciding whether to raise the price of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) for the household and transport sectors on Aug 16 as planned, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong said on Monday.

"If the inflation rate is high we'll have to put the plan to increase the LPG price on hold," Mr Kittiratt said. "But if the inflation rate stays within the target range the price will be raised gradually so it won't greatly affect the public."

He said the government will definitely float the LPG price so that it reflects the actual market price before the Asean Economic Community (AEC) arrives in 2015.

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  • bluebottle

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    Discussion 2 : 16 Jul 2012 at 19.482

    Deter people using oil burners,You should also look what is happening in the UK and their findings of price rigging fuel prices,If it is happening there it is happening here for sure.

  • khunbj

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    Discussion 1 : 16 Jul 2012 at 14.581

    Good idea, let's keep paying for the people using LPG/CNG and assume also a bit for the diesel cars, excellent .

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