Car scheme 'not cause of traffic jams'

Published: 18 Dec 2012 at 14.33
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The government's first-time car buyer tax rebate scheme is not the major reason for the heavier traffic in Bangkok, Deputy Finance Minister Tanusak Lekuthai said on Tuesday.

Traffic moves along a main road in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec 11, 2012. (Bloomberg photo)

"Only 30% of the first-time car buyers in this programme are from Bangkok," Mr Tanusak said after a visit to the Excise Department for a briefing on new car owners applying for tax refunds under the scheme.

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justfacts
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Discussion 4 : 18 Dec 2012 at 15.054
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somewhere along the way of my education ,I missed PT Math-1...270,000 more cars on the road in Bangkok shouldn't be any problem.... amazing their train of thought
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Oh please .Are you kidding ? The police control traffic by turning the computers off and eye balling it .Then the government encourages people to go out and buy cars even though there is basically gridlock already .A smart government would be encouraging public transit .Not trying to sell cars to keep manufacturers happy because they got flooded out last year by governemnt incompetence.
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Discussion 2 : 18 Dec 2012 at 14.552
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ONLY 30% !!!! are these people living in the real world thats over 300,000 MORE cars in Bangkok just from the First Buyer scheme
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Discussion 1 : 18 Dec 2012 at 14.491
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How does the finance minister know about the traffic? Shouldn't it be minister of transportation? The government seem to have many ministers with multiple talents. 30% of 1 million cars = 300,000 cars, not enough to make traffic worse?
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