[sustran] Re: Bangkok car free day

Dr. V. S. Pendakur pendakur at interchange.ubc.ca
Tue Aug 22 00:01:15 JST 2000


Right output.  Wrong reason.
Cheers.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Craig Townsend <craig_townsend at hotmail.com>
To: <sustran-discuss at jca.ax.apc.org>
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 4:00 AM
Subject: [sustran] Bangkok car free day


> >From the Bangkok Post Internet Edition, 19 August 2000
> 
> Car-free day to be declared: Protest gesture at soaring oil price
> 
> Yuthana Praiwan
> 
> A car-free day is to be declared next month in Bangkok in protest against 
> soaring fuel costs.
> 
> The government will encourage motorists to leave their vehicles at home on 
> Sept 22, PM's Office Minister Savit Bhodivihok said yesterday.
> 
> The carless Friday is in response to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting 
> Countries' production limits, which are forcing up prices.
> 
> Mr Savit said the government could not, at a time of austerity, introduce 
> tax cuts to help stabilise retail pump prices. "It would affect the state's 
> monetary position and result in a weaker baht, which would inevitably result 
> in a further oil price rise anyway," he said.
> 
> Talks would be held soon with the National Energy Policy Office, the Thai 
> Merchants Association and other private sector interests on launching the 
> car-free day campaign.
> 
> This week, the Industry Ministry ordered Thaioil to lower the wholesale 
> price of oil supplied to the Petroleum Authority of Thailand by US$1 a 
> barrel.
> 
> It was hoped this would prevent pump prices from going over 17 baht a litre.
> 
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