A government panel pledged yesterday to move ahead with a proposal by retailers and hoteliers at the Ratchaprasong intersection to seek 778 million baht in government support.
The proposal aimed at helping businesses affected by five weeks of red-shirt demonstrations that have paralysed the area would be sent to the cabinet on May 25, said Korbsak Sabhavasu, the secretary-general to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
The funds would go mainly to pay employees' salaries and help businesses cover their rental fees for the month of April, when most were unable to earn any money.
In exchange, the affected businesses would make a commitment not to lay off any workers, he said after chairing a meeting of the panel yesterday.
About 27,000 employees of businesses operating in the prime central Bangkok shopping area have been affected by the forced closures of department stores and hotels since the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship began occupying the area on April 3.
Employers said they were continuing to pay salaries to their workers.
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