Hauliers rally at Energy Ministry, demand transparent fuel pricing
“Fuel costs are baked into everything the grandchildren buy; if the formula isn't transparent, ordinary people bear the burden.”
Today (4 Nov), the Land Transport Federation of Thailand, together with a network of 13 associations, rallied outside the Energy Ministry to present nine demands on fuel pricing, led by federation president Thongyu Kongkhan.
The core demand is to make the energy pricing formula transparent — removing "phantom costs" and reviewing refining margins and taxes buried in the retail price. They argue the Cabinet's three-month excise cut on E20 and B20 does not help the fuels hauliers actually use.
Agong says fuel costs are baked into the price of almost everything; making the formula transparent does no harm.
If the state does not respond, they threaten to escalate — bringing truck convoys into Bangkok for a prolonged protest.
Agong read 2 sources — here is what each says
How Agong Sees It
“Fuel costs are baked into everything the grandchildren buy; if the formula isn't transparent, ordinary people bear the burden.”
Why Agong Picked This: Fuel prices hit goods and living costs directly, so the grandchildren should know what the transport sector is demanding.