{
  "id": 8124792,
  "title": "No Power Bill Cut Despite 18 Billion Baht Spend",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/no-power-bill-cut-despite-18-billion-baht-spend",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-17T23:16:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Chiang Rai Times",
    "slug": "chiang-rai-times",
    "url": "https://www.chiangraitimes.com/business/no-power-bill-cut/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "BANGKOK – Thai citizens are wondering why their monthly power bills remain surprisingly high. The government recently spent a massive 18 billion baht to remove street lighting charges from power bills. However, this huge step has not led to any clear price drops for the average person. Many questions are growing over why the cost […] The post No Power Bill Cut Despite 18 Billion Baht Spend first…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}