Floating NGV 'will hit transport costs'
- Published: 28/12/2011 at 02:00 PM
- Online news: Transport
The government's plan to float the price of natural gas for vehicles (NGV) will affect the costs of transport, Land Transport Association (LTA) president Yu Chianyuenyongphong said on Wednesday.
Mr Yu said and increase of six baht a kilogramme in the cost of NGV would raise transport costs by 20 per cent.He called on the government to revise its decision and to maintain the price at 8.50 baht per kilogramme.The LTA also demanded that the government look into PTT's cost structure to prevent the energy conglomerate from hiking the NGV price. PTT might well deliberately create a fuel shortage by manipulating certain mechanisms,...
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