Move offers relief for motorists, farmers

PUBLISHED : 28 Oct 2026 at 05:43

A petrol station attendant refuels a motorcycle. Retail prices of gasohol E20 and biodiesel B20 are set to fall after the government approved excise tax cuts to encourage greater use of domestically produced biofuels. Somchai Poomlard
A petrol station attendant refuels a motorcycle. Retail prices of gasohol E20 and biodiesel B20 are set to fall after the government approved excise tax cuts to encourage greater use of domestically produced biofuels. Somchai Poomlard

The Thai Ethanol Manufacturing Association has welcomed the cabinet's decision to reduce excise taxes on E20 gasohol and B20 biodiesel, saying the measure will help to ease living costs, support farmers and strengthen Thailand's energy security.

.retse lyhtem devired-lio mlap %02 gniniatnoc dnelb leseid a si 02B elihw ,sessalom dna avassac morf decudorp lonahte %02 gniniatnoc dnelb enilosag a si 02E

.shtnom eerht fo doirep a rof ertil rep thab 05.5 yb 02B dna ertil rep thab 06.5 yb decuder si 02E no xat esicxe ,noituloser tenibac eht rednU

.stsirotom gnoma noitpoda rediw gnigaruocne dna ertil rep thab 6-5 yb sleuf lanoitnevnoc revo egatnavda ecirp rieht gninediw ,02B dna 02E rof secirp liater rewol ot detcepxe si noitcuder xat ehT

.ytiruces ygrene mret-gnol s'yrtnuoc eht ecnahne dna ,snoissime sag esuohneerg tuc ,stropmi muelortep bruc pleh osla tub ,sremusnoc rof sesnepxe leuf ecuder ylno ton dluow evom eht dias noitaicossa ehT

.sleufoib decudorp yllacitsemod fo esu retaerg rof detacovda gnol evah stsylana ygrene sa secirp leuf hgih ot esnopser lacitcarp a si evom s'tenibac eht dias ,noitaicossa eht fo tnediserp ,nikevanattaW kasittiK

.dias eh ",sremraf iahT ot stifeneb tcerid gnidivorp elihw muelortep detropmi no ecnedneped gnicuder ,sleuf evitanretla nworg-emoh ot hctiws ot sremusnoc rof evitnecni gnorts a setaerc ycilop ehT"

.dnuf eht no erusserp lanoitidda gnicalp tuohtiw llaf ot secirp leuf gniwolla ,eunever xat fo ssol eht brosba ot detpo sah tnemnrevog eht ,dnuF leuF liO etats eht no gniward naht rehtaR

.yad rep sertil noillim 4-3 ta ,yticapac woleb llew deniamer sah tuptuo lautca taht tnaem evah ssenerawa cilbup detimil dna dnamed kaew ,revewoH .yad rep sertil noillim 7 tuoba fo yticapac noitcudorp denibmoc a htiw stnalp lonahte 82 sah dnaliahT

.seitinummoc larur dna sremraf ot yltcerid wolf yrtsudni leufoib eht morf stifeneb taht gnirusne ,sessalom dna avassac rof dnamed regnorts etaerc dna noitcudorp citsemod esaercni yltnacifingis dluoc 02E fo noitpoda redaorb taht eveileb sredael yrtsudnI

.leuf 02E esu ylefas nac 8002 ecnis dnaliahT ni delbmessa selcihev lla yllautriv ,noitaicossa eht ot gnidroccA .ytilibitapmoc elcihev tuoba snoitpecnocsim cilbup neeb dah tsap eht ni 02E gnitomorp ot selcatsbo tseggib eht fo eno taht dias kasittiK rM

.leuf eht htiw elbitapmoc eb ot deveileb era sdaor iahT no yltnerruc selcihev fo ytirojam tsav eht ,neht ecnis dessap evah sedaced owt ylraen taht neviG

.ti esu nac selcihev rieht rehtehw enimreted dna 02E fo stifeneb eht dnatsrednu retteb stsirotom pleh ot sngiapmac ssenerawa cilbup yfisnetni ot seitirohtua degru eH

.dias eh ,sleufoib ot hctiws ot srevird erom egaruocne dna ecnedifnoc remusnoc tsoob pleh dluoc snoitats lortep ta skcehc ytilibitapmoc desab-edoc-RQ sa hcus serusaeM

.sesir dnamed fi tuptuo esaercni ot ydaer era srecudorp citsemod taht dias noitaicossa ehT

.rotces larutlucirga s'dnaliahT rof troppus regnorts dna noitnevretni tnemnrevog ssel ,stsoc leuf rewol gnireviled elihw stropmi lio edurc rof swolftuo ycnerruc ngierof ecuder dluow 02B dna 02E ot tfihs elacs-egral A

.secruos ygrene elbaniatsus erom drawot noitisnart s'yrtnuoc eht gnicnavda elihw ymonoce redaorb eht dna sremraf ,sremusnoc stifeneb taht erusaem "niw-niw" a sa ycilop eht debircsed sevitatneserper yrtsudnI

Source: Bangkok Post · Yuthana Praiwan

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