Ministry to step up on business relief packages
The Finance Ministry will hasten launch of new relief packages for businesses hit hard by impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, said minister Uttama Savanayana on Monday (March 2).
The measures , he added, are customised to serve the specific needs of affected groups of businesses.
Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn said he would consult Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on his plan to boost domestic tourism.
A measure under consideration would offer incentives for people travelling to other provinces and stay overnight/s. The package, expected to kick off this month, will help promote income distribution to communities.
He added that the package being planned would be different to the one to be proposed to the Cabinet on Tuesday (March 3).
He said that the ministry would do its utmost to maintain tourism revenue this year at not lower than the total of Bt1.08 trillion for 2019.
According to Tourism Council of Thailand president Jarupol Rueangket, at least 30,000 tour guides nationwide have lost their jobs after the number of tourists nosedived by 80-90 per cent amid concerns over Covid-19.
It will further slow down Thai tourism, he warned
