Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin confirmed the government policy to support an increasing daily minimum wage to 400 baht.
Mr Srettha said after the mobile cabinet in Phetchaburi that the government continues a policy to support
an increasing daily minimum wage to meet 400 baht. The Labour Ministry proposed the cabinet to acknowledge
the increasing of daily minimum wage to 400 baht, effective this September or October.
government policy to support minimum wage
Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said the government maintained the government policy to support the private sector to increase daily minimumwage to meet 400 baht within this September or October.
He reported to the cabinet that there is a continuing increase in the cost of living caused by increasing oil prices and increasing consumer products. Those are burdens among less income earners and laborers.
- The ministry Will later implement possible. Measures to assist small. And medium enterprises which are expected as the group to shoulder the burden from an increase of minimum wages.
- “The ministry talk to the commerce ministry. On an increase of goods price. And the finance ministry on implementing measures to assist SMEs as tax measure and an decreasing of interest rate.”
- The ministry Is ready to talk to party concerns. As the private sector and employers in order. To seek solutions for the increasing of the minimumwage.
Mr Phumtham Wechayachai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce, defended that the increasing of daily minimum wage to 400 baht will not be a significant cause for an increase of all items of goods.
He said the ministry has authorized the Department of Internal Trade to monitor for good prices and cost which entrepreneurs use as a reason to increase good prices.
In a separate development, Mr Sreetha said the cabinet approved 18 projects worth 514 million baht to four provinces in lower central provinces Group 2 including Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khirikhan, Samut Songkhram, Samut Sakhon.
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