Showing 1 - 10 of 10
Ministry prepares stimulus measures to counter tariff
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/08/2025
» The Finance Ministry is preparing to roll out stimulus measures to offset the negative impacts of US tariffs, while also revving up its regulatory guillotine to enhance the country's competitiveness.
Land auctions prove lucrative for Treasury
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/10/2024
» The Treasury Department has reported its highest revenue collection in nearly a century due to greater numbers of land lease auctions and renewals of major lease contracts.
Excise urges pickup's primacy
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/06/2021
» Any proposed restructure of the vehicle excise tax should not affect the country's product champion, the one-tonne pickup, says a source at the Excise Department who requested anonymity.
State rushes to complete studies on CPTPP pact
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/04/2021
» The Finance Ministry is speeding up its study on the pros and cons of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), as well as working on protective measures to cushion against the impact of the pact if Thailand decides to join.
Arkhom: 40m arrivals by 2024
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 25/03/2021
» Thailand is expected to return to the pre-pandemic level of international arrivals of almost 40 million in five years, according to Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
Tax revenue held back by pandemic
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/11/2020
» Tax revenue from private consumption and personal and corporate income will not reach the levels seen during the pre-pandemic period until a vaccine is successfully developed, says the Revenue Department.
Key official seeks to revoke VAT break
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/07/2020
» Removing the value-added tax (VAT) exemption for goods of up to 1,500 baht per parcel and imported through the post is crucial to levelling the playing field for local vendors, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), says the Revenue Department.
Revenue Department shifts focus to aid struggling taxpayers
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/05/2020
» Achieving tax revenue collection targets is not a priority for the Revenue Department amid the stuttering economy, says the department's chief.
SME Bank recapitalisation progresses
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/12/2018
» The state-owned Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand's (SME Bank) planned 4-billion-baht recapitalisation will enable the bank to extend an additional 40 billion in loans, its chief says.
Apisak securing draft law for business ease
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/10/2018
» Even as the general election nears, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is pushing the Finance Ministry to complete a new draft Secured Transactions Act to facilitate business operations and raise the country's ranking in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business list.