The cabinet agreed in principle yesterday to raise household garbage collection fees to THB220 per month.
The current fee, which averages out to THB23, is insufficient to cover the costs of collecting about 60,0000 tons per day, according to military government spokesman Gen. Sansern Kaewkamnerd.
The government spends more than THB10 billion each year collecting trash, he said, but collected fees amount to less than THB3 million.
The final figure isn’t settled however as the issue will undergo further study before it is implemented, ThaiPBS reported.
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