BANGKOK, 11 February 2013 The Commerce Ministry has revealed this year’s strategic plan, in which a number of activities under the Blue Flag and Took Jai Shop schemes will be organized to help lower the cost of living for Thai people.
Permanent Secretary for Commerce Mrs. Watcharee Vimooktayon said the Commerce Ministry plans to launch its caravan of affordable everyday items as frequently as 2,000 times throughout this year under the Blue Flag project, with a target to lower the cost of living for Thais by as much as 1.5 billion baht in total.
In the meantime, she affirmed that the ministry’s Took Jai Shop project will continue to offer products that are cheaper than those available in stores, helping Thai households save another 300-400 million baht a month on their daily expenses.
Additionally, the Permanent Secretary said her Ministry will also raise the standards of farm products and the standard of living for farmers, with the rice pledging scheme to remain in effect. The pledging scheme for 2012/2013 has so far accepted 9.8 million tons of rice grains while a total amount of 130 billion baht has been paid to participating rice farmers.
