Pattaya businesses are being hit with the double whammy of fuel prices rising at the same time as the demand for energy nationwide is surging due to Thailand’s economic recovery.
Operators of metered and motorcycle taxis, tourist vans, baht buses, tour boats and jet skis all are reporting hardship due to inflation, driven by soaring prices for diesel fuel and gasoline. The situation worsened May 1 after the government ended its diesel subsidy, which had capped the price of a liter of diesel at 30 baht.
