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BoT and Ministry look to tweaking soft loans for SME aid
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/01/2021
» The Finance Ministry and the Bank of Thailand are set to discuss amending the soft loan royal decree soon in a bid to provide greater financial relief coverage for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Provident fund contribution delay continues
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/01/2021
» The Finance Ministry has allowed employers and employees to extend halting or delaying provident fund contributions for another six months amid the recent Covid-19 outbreak in Thailand.
Tax exemption for alcohol extended to mid-2021
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/12/2020
» The Excise Department has extended an excise tax exemption applied for alcohol used for cleaning to mid-2021 to lower the tax burden for producers.
Deduction incentives to be reviewed
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/12/2020
» The Finance Ministry wants to reform the tax structure by revising the large number of deduction incentives, arriving at a more appropriate level.
Shippers seek baht management
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/11/2020
» The Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) is urging financial authorities to manage the local currency's value to hover around 31 baht against the US dollar for trade competitiveness.
Aiming to be the social bank
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/11/2020
» 'Size does not matter" has become a mantra for the Government Savings Bank (GSB), one of Thailand's largest financial institutions by total assets, in its push to become a fully integrated social bank under the helm of Vitai Ratanakorn.
GSB buying into vehicle title lender
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/11/2020
» The Government Savings Bank (GSB) will allocate a 1.5-billion-baht investment sum to purchase shares of a vehicle title loan company in a bid to lower loan interest in this loan segment through market forces.
Excise to study reworked EV taxes
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/11/2020
» Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has ordered the Excise Department to study the excise tax structure on electric vehicles (EV) to promote industry development and lower the price of EVs.
Deposit ratio of GSB not expected to decrease
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/10/2020
» The deposit ratio outlook for the Government Savings Bank (GSB) is not expected to decline as the bank offers higher deposit interest rates than large commercial banks.
Tax operations tweaked for new world order
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/10/2020
» The Revenue Department, responsible for tax collection under the Finance Ministry, is adjusting its operations to prevent digital disruption as technology and innovation penetrate the business world, director-general Ekniti Nitithanprapas told the Bangkok Post in an exclusive interview.