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Bhumjaithai seeks to shift Thai PBS funding from ‘sin taxes’ to state budget

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Bhumjaithai seeks to shift Thai PBS funding from ‘sin taxes’ to state budget

Bhumjaithai’s chief legal adviser has proposed holding a public hearing on whether the Thai PBS Act should be amended to end the public service broadcaster’s funding from liquor and tobacco tax revenue, or “sin taxes”, and replace it with direct fund

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Rescuers return to flooded homes to save villagers' cattle Royal relief supplies prepared for Bangkok flood victims Airlines offer free flight changes, credits amid Bangkok flooding Flooding disrupts bus services as five eastern routes suspended Samut Songkhram braces for floods as Bangkok dries up Bhumjaithai seeks to shift Thai PBS funding from ‘sin taxes’ to state budget PM Anutin confident of coalition’s stability despite mounting challenges Thai Airways expects to resume normal flight levels within a week Rescuers return to flooded homes to save villagers' cattle Royal relief supplies prepared for Bangkok flood victims Airlines offer free flight changes, credits amid Bangkok flooding Flooding disrupts bus services as five eastern routes suspended Samut Songkhram braces for floods as Bangkok dries up Bhumjaithai seeks to shift Thai PBS funding from ‘sin taxes’ to state budget PM Anutin confident of coalition’s stability despite mounting challenges Thai Airways expects to resume normal flight levels within a week

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