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How Thailand's welfare state could change
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 28/06/2023
» For the past few decades, many countries have been working towards providing "healthcare for all", including equity in access to healthcare and healthcare financing.
Department upbeat on revenue goal
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/02/2023
» The Revenue Department expects to meet its revenue collection target for fiscal 2023 because of the economic recovery, says director-general Lavaron Sangsnit.
Arkhom pours cold water on prospect of tiered VAT
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/09/2022
» The Finance Ministry is not seriously considering introducing a two-tier value-added tax (VAT) system as revenue collection in the 2022 fiscal year is expected to hit its targets, says Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
Officials informed to use judgement in land cases
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/09/2022
» The land and building tax law lets local administrative officials decide whether landowners are managing their lands in such a way to avoid paying a higher tax rate, says finance permanent secretary Krisada Chinavicharana.
Agency drafts law on tax transparency
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/09/2022
» The Revenue Department plans to propose a draft law on the exchange of financial account information of non-residents to the cabinet, according to director-general Lavaron Sangsnit.
Revenue collection likely to exceed B2.4tn target
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/08/2022
» The government's revenue collection in fiscal 2022, which ends on Sept 30, is expected to beat the target by 40-60 billion baht, says Krisada Chinavicharana, permanent secretary for finance.
Govt to start taxing stock market sales this year
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/04/2022
» The Finance Ministry is standing firm on its plan to impose a financial transaction tax on individual stock investors this year after seeing growth in the local market.
Tax reform efforts pose investment threat
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/01/2022
» Major economies' attempts to revamp the global taxation system might tackle corporate tax avoidance but could also impact Thai tax incentives granted by the Board of Investment (BoI), said the Revenue Department's director-general Ekniti Nitithanprapas.
Incentives considered to pave way for startups
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 27/12/2021
» The government is considering using tax incentives to support the growth of startups, says Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
Revenue collection falls below target
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/10/2021
» The government's total revenue collection in fiscal 2021 ending on Sept 30 was 2.36 trillion baht, falling short of the target by 11.5%, mainly as a result of the impact of the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic on the economy, said Pornchai Thiraveja, director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).