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Thailand mulls windfall tax on oil refineries
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 28/03/2026
» The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has acknowledged it is studying the feasibility of introducing a windfall tax on refinery businesses in Thailand.
Coalition parties tense as economy falters
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/06/2025
» Thai politics has not reached a dead end, but mounting pressure from a sluggish economy is likely to affect the future of the two main coalition parties -- Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai -- according to a scholar on political economy.
Export checks raised to curb drug trafficking
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/12/2021
» Deputy Finance Minister Santi Promphat has instructed the Customs Department to beef up its inspections of international freight using Thailand as a transit point following the seizure of 446 kilogrammes of heroin in Taiwan worth around 6 billion baht.
BAAC sparks up cannabis farming loan scheme
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/09/2021
» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has started offering loans this month to plant cannabis for community enterprises and agricultural cooperatives after parts of the plant were taken off the narcotics list.
SMEs urged to embrace e-commerce
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/09/2021
» Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Bank) estimates that one-third of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are on the verge of going out of business because of the impact of the prolonged pandemic, said the bank's president Rak Vorrakitpokatorn.
B310bn farm rehab scheme to begin
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/06/2020
» An agricultural rehabilitation scheme worth 310 billion baht is set to begin this month, helping 2 million people who lost jobs and returned to their home provinces, says Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak.
Cash relief for civil-servant farmers vetoed
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/05/2020
» The Finance Ministry has turned down the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry's proposal to offer 5,000 baht in cash relief to 91,000 civil servants farming for supplementary income, saying they are unqualified because they earn salaries.
Three juristic entities apply to offer VAT refund service
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/09/2018
» Three applicants have proposed to offer refund services for value-added tax (VAT) for foreign tourists, says the Revenue Department.
Tobacco Monopoly feels the burn from new excise rates
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/03/2018
» The state-run Thailand Tobacco Monopoly (TTM) is expecting the first loss, of about 1.5 billion baht, in its 79-year history, following new excise tax rates which it claims have benefitted importers of foreign cigarettes.