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Dual rates cut into tobacco tax revenue
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/02/2024
» Using a dual cigarette tax rate has reduced the government's cigarette tax revenue by roughly 23 billion baht, says Tobacco Authority of Thailand governor Poomjit Pongpanngam.
Excise wants levy on salty, fatty ingredients
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/11/2018
» The Excise Department plans to tax ingredients that are sources of salt as part of efforts to impose levies against products that are harmful to health, its chief says.
Smokers' shift to hike tax on loose tobacco
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/11/2018
» The Excise Department is going to raise the tobacco tax after dozens of smokers have switched to hand-rolled cigarettes, prices for which are far cheaper than factory-made cigarettes following enforcement of a new excise tax structure last year.