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NSF falls extremely short of 1m member target
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/12/2018
» The National Savings Fund (NSF), a voluntary pension fund for self-employed workers, managed to add a mere 60,000 new members this year, for a total of 600,000, short of its target of 1 million.
New tax law prompts suspicions of snooping
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/12/2018
» The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) has passed a bill meant to ensure more effective tax collection, especially from e-commerce businesses.
Excise rejig could boost electric vehicles
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/11/2018
» The Excise Department could revise its tax structure for conventional cars by tightening greenhouse gas emission limits in a push to encourage electric vehicle (EV) production and usage in Thailand.
Tourists warned of e-cigarette fines
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/11/2018
» The Excise Department has warned visitors to Thailand about the fines for bringing electronic cigarettes and related substances or equipment into the country for personal use or sale.
Smokers' shift to hike tax on loose tobacco
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/11/2018
» The Excise Department is going to raise the tobacco tax after dozens of smokers have switched to hand-rolled cigarettes, prices for which are far cheaper than factory-made cigarettes following enforcement of a new excise tax structure last year.
State enterprises drive economy
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/11/2018
» State enterprises invested 310 billion baht in the first nine months of this year, up 45% year-on-year, and were the main force driving the economy, according to the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
Revenue Department to use blockchain for probes
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/11/2018
» The Revenue Department plans to adopt blockchain and machine learning for tax avoidance probes, says the department chief.
Latest tax break covers B60k of prenatal care, childbirth costs
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/10/2018
» The Revenue Department is letting individual taxpayers claim an income tax deduction for prenatal care and childbirth expenses of up to 60,000 baht per tax year, with retroactive effect from Jan 1 this year, according to a department announcement.
Apisak stymies proposed cigarette tax
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/10/2018
» The Public Health Ministry's proposed tax hike legislation on cigarette packs, aimed at subsidising expenses of the gold card healthcare scheme, has to comply with the Finance Ministry's fiscal discipline regulations, says Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong.
Mor Chit redevelopment to resume after 2-decade delay
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/09/2018
» The Treasury Department will ask the cabinet to approve a 26-billion-baht contract for the redevelopment of the old 63-rai Mor Chit bus terminal compound by Bangkok Terminal Co.