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Thai Deputy Commerce Minister Claims Cement Firm Inflates Costs.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Oct. 4--Siam Cement Plc is being scrutinised for allegedly exaggerating its costs, which could be adding as much as 200 to 300 baht a tonne to the retail price of its products, according to Newin Chidchob, the outgoing deputy commerce minister.

Mr Newin said the country's largest cement producer appeared to have factored unusually high depreciation and interest costs into its calculations when requesting permission to raise prices.

The salvo against the country's biggest industrial group was the final one in Mr Newin's brief but high-profile stint at the Commerce Ministry, where he has also waged a noisy battle against large discount retailers. He is ...

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