The Bangkok Metropolitan Council on Sept 14 made the right decision to shelve a plan to increase garbage collection fees from 20 baht to 80 baht a month for each city household. Given rising inflation and the high cost of living faced by the public, it's just not the right time.
There's no question that the 20-baht-per-garbage monthly fee, which has been in place for several years, is too low and does not reflect the real cost of garbage collection and disposal, estimated to cost the city some 13 billion baht per year.
