Thai officials including PM Srettha downplay reports of government-central bank rift

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. - Photo: The Nation Thailand/ANN

BANGKOK: Thai government officials sought to downplay media reports about growing differences between fiscal and monetary policies ahead of a meeting between Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and Bank of Thailand Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput.

"It’s a normal conversation. We will talk about all issues,” Srettha said on Monday about his upcoming talks with the central bank chief. Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat separately said the government and the BOT have worked together well and that the two sides don’t have any disagreements, as he specifically referred to Srettha’s debt moratorium plan.