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Thailand: A THB 152 billion subsidies provided to rice farmers

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23 Aug 2021

In August 2021, the Cabinet of Thailand approved subsidies for rice farmers worth THB 152 billion (USD 4.55 billion).

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Number of interventions

3

3 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

01 Nov 2021

Revocation date:

31 Oct 2022

Updated: 23 Aug 2021
Financial grant

On 23 August 2021, the Cabinet of Thailand increased the financial grant to rice farmers from THB 19.82 billion (USD 625.7 million) to THB 54.97 billion (USD 1.64 billion) to delay the sa...

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Implementation date

15 Oct 2021

Revocation date:

31 May 2022

Updated: 23 Aug 2021
Price stabilisation

On 23 August 2021, the Cabinet of Thailand provided THB 89 billion (USD 2.67 billion) for the rice price guarantee scheme for 2021/2022. Under the scheme, the price of rice would be ...

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Implementation date

23 Aug 2021

Revocation date:

31 Oct 2022

Updated: 23 Aug 2021
Interest payment subsidy

On 23 August 2021, the Cabinet of Thailand increased the interest payment subsidy to rice farmers from THB 500 million (USD 15.8 million) (see related act) to THB 7.76 billion (USD 232.3 ...

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