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Tax breaks for New Year's shoppers could reach B30,000
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 28/11/2016
» Tax breaks for the festive season will be more aggressive this year, doubling to 30,000 baht per shopper, says a senior official at Finance Ministry.
Officials to keep an eye on lottery sales
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/11/2016
» Plainclothes police and military officials will be sent to monitor major lottery markets to ensure tickets are sold at no more than 80 baht a pair as prices have begun to increase again.
Makkasan land handover hits obstacle
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/09/2016
» The planned handover of the 497-rai Makkasan area by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) to the Finance Ministry to clear huge debts has been suspended until legal concerns are settled.
PPP scheme on fast track
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/10/2015
» The Finance Ministry has created a checklist for investment projects under the public-private partnership (PPP) programme as a way to get projects to start in nine months, says Ekniti Nitithanprapas, director-general of the State Enterprise Policy Office (Sepo).
Better lottery ticket access for retail vendors
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/09/2015
» The board of the Government Lottery Office (GLO) has approved the allocation of an unlimited number of lottery tickets to retail vendors.
VAT trawl nets big fish
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/06/2015
» Since value-added tax (VAT) was introduced in 1992, there have been several cases of false refunds, but the offenders, especially the big fish, always managed to slip through authorities' fingers.
Number's up for unscrupulous lottery ticket sellers
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/06/2015
» Lottery ticket traders from Wednesday face tough requirements to sell lottery tickets at 80 baht a pair or face asset probes and severe punishment.
Top income tax rate likely cut
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 28/04/2015
» A tax reform roadmap, which cuts the maximum personal income tax rate and tax deductions and allowances and includes a proposed housing and land tax, is expected to be completed by November.
B17bn rice loan eases pressure on government
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/02/2014
» The caretaker government has secured a loan of 17 billion baht from the Government Savings Bank (GSB), which will be used to distribute overdue payments to rice farmers.
Taking stock of rice woes
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/07/2013
» The rusted metal door rolls upward with a groan, as if reluctant to give up its secrets. The light rays entering the dark cavern flicker with haze and dust mites, and our nostrils wrinkle from the musky odours that assault our senses.