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An employee prepares LPG cylinders for delivery at a shop in Bangkok. The government continues to subsidise LPG prices, though the Oil Fuel Fund is running up a massive loss. Somchai Poomlard
An employee prepares LPG cylinders for delivery at a shop in Bangkok. The government continues to subsidise LPG prices, though the Oil Fuel Fund is running up a massive loss. Somchai Poomlard

The Energy Ministry has stressed that borrowing money from banks to shore up the loss-riddled Oil Fuel Fund is a last resort, despite the fund's deficit approaching 100 billion baht.

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