The government has approved about 4.4 billion baht to cut interest on loans from village funds, covering about 63,125 funds nationwide. Funds must submit applications to the national village fund office (สทบ.); in Udon Thani only 18.42% of funds had filed so far. Village fund borrowers who run a small business should ask their fund committee whether it has applied. Separately, electricity charges for the first 200 units are set at 3 baht per unit, and road-related charges are to be removed from bills, though the article gives no start date.