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Cabinet okays 'easy e-receipts' scheme
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/12/2024
» The cabinet yesterday approved the "easy e-receipts" scheme where eligible purchases can be deducted against personal income tax, says Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat.
State bullish on Easy E-Receipt scheme
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/12/2024
» The government expects the new tax rebate programme that lets people deduct up to 50,000 baht in personal income tax for goods purchases to help stimulate spending, generating around 70 billion baht in economic circulation.
Deep ‘data lake’ to support economic development
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/09/2024
» The Ministry of Finance is working to improve its use of data to create more detailed profiles of Thai citizens, encompassing both liabilities and assets, in order to support economic development.
Poverty is not a political commodity
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/02/2019
» As the election is drawing near, most if not all political parties are making eradicating poverty and closing the economic gap their flagship policy, rolling out enticing populist programmes in the hope of winning the hearts and minds of voters.
Rethinking our attitude towards populism
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/12/2018
» The new package intended for the poor, valued at 38 billion baht issued by the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration ahead of the election, is seen by critics as a populist tactic aimed at maximising political gain. Yet in my opinion, it's time we took a new look or changed our attitude toward populist policies. The fact is that all governments, elected or not, tend to embrace populism and even though some packages may not benefit the middle class, populist policies are just inevitable.
VAT refund on up to B20,000 in store
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/12/2018
» The Finance Ministry plans to offer a value-added tax (VAT) refund to shoppers who spend up to 20,000 baht from Feb 1 to 15 next year in a bid to boost domestic spending amid murky economic prospects.
Alibaba urges higher import duty exemption
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/04/2018
» Jack Ma's flagship unit Alibaba has asked the Thai government to raise the maximum 1,500-baht import duty exemption in a push that could boost the country's demand for imported goods and cut customs officials' workload.