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Thailand to launch big promotional event

The Thai Ministry of Commerce will team up with over 300 manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, and convenience stores to organise a large-scale promotional event.
Thailand to launch big promotional event ảnh 1A street in Bangkok, Thailand (Photo: AP)

Bangkok (VNA) -The Thai Ministry of Commerce will team up with over 300 manufacturers,wholesalers, retailers, and convenience stores to organise a large-scalepromotional event.

The event, hosted as a NewYear’s gift to the public, features price reductions on goods and services inline with the government’s efforts to alleviate the cost of living.

The upcoming discountcampaign, set to run from December 15 to January 15, 2024, builds upon asimilar project that began on October 2 and will conclude on December 31.

In October, the ministrypartnered with 288 business operators to slash prices on over 151,676 itemsnationwide, leading to a substantial cost of living reduction of 2-3 billion THB.

According to Director-General of the Department of Internal Trade (DIT) Wattanasak Sur-iam, the new pricereduction programme is expected to be one of the largest of its kind, coveringa wide range of products, including food, beverages, essential goods,agricultural products, and services./.

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