Thailand to provide $1.5 billion for rooftop solar scheme starting mid-October, finance minister says

BANGKOK: Thailand’s finance minister said on Wednesday that a government programme to provide 50 billion baht ($1.52 billion) in support to consumers to install rooftop solar panels will start in mid-October.

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The government will exempt tax on some solar panel part imports, Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said.