Picture News Speech on ???Thailand???s Strategy Amid Global Food Crisis??� Mr. Surapong Suebwonglee, the deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, gave a special speech on the topic of ???Thailand???s Strategy Amid Global Food Crisis??� at the seminar on ???Final Option for Thailand??�, organized by Matichon Group, in which he said that, at the current inflation rate which was expected to be approximately 5% in 2008, the people should earn more income at least 5-6% and the government has already prepared measures to help people to increase income and reduce expense especially on food and oil price as well as to promote the use of ECO car running on NGV or Gasohol E-85, at Napalai Room, Dusit Thani Hotel, June 2 2008.

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