Thailand: Finance Ministry to propose super-holding agency for state enterprises.

(From Thai Press Reports)

Section: General News - New agency would promote efficiency, The Nation reports.

The Finance Ministry will propose the establishment of a "super-holding agency" to oversee state enterprises and promote efficiency, as well as working for a target of state enterprises remitting a total of Bt80 billion in income to the government next year.

Vichai Jungrakkiat, director-general of the Finance Ministry's State Enterprise Policy Office, said the ministry planned to propose a draft law setting up the super-holding agency upon the recommendation of Deputy Finance Minister Sommai Phasee.

The plan was originated during the …