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Talks aim to revise land, building tax
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/10/2023
» The Fiscal Policy Office is in talks with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to seek a conclusion to the latter's request for the Finance Ministry to revise the land and building tax law, says Deputy Finance Minister Krisada Chinavicharana.
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.
Finance ministry details tax on city farm land
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/09/2022
» The criteria of the land and building tax regarding farm land must be applied to all farm land on an equal and indiscriminate basis, according to a Finance Ministry source.
Treasury to sell seized land
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/03/2020
» The Treasury Department plans to put 100 seized blocks of land, some in Bangkok's prime areas, on sale in May at the earliest, according to its chief.
Bangkok's elderly to receive electronic allowance
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/07/2018
» The Comptroller-General's Department will start paying monthly living allowances to the elderly that have registered homes in Bangkok's 50 districts through an electronic system this month, says its chief.
Infrastructure land windfall tax a letdown
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/03/2018
» A new tax law which will enable the Revenue Department to collect tax from land owners who are to benefit from transport infrastructure development projects is a novel idea by the Finance Ministry.
GSB lures street vendors with cheap loans
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/09/2017
» The state-owned Government Savings Bank (GSB) is offering 10 billion baht in low-interest rate loans to street food vendors, aiming to reach 20,000 people.
Weeding out corruption in state enterprises
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/02/2017
» The latest saga of bribery scandals involving state enterprises has caused me as much pain as it could possibly inflict on the average Thai.
Tax shortfall to be addressed
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/04/2014
» The Revenue Department is poised to tighten scrutiny of tax payments by wealthy owners of businesses with weak earnings as part of efforts to seek higher tax revenue. This follows its estimation that revenue for this fiscal year will have the biggest shortfall in seven years.
FPO chief urges softer land tax bill
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/09/2013
» Land and building tax rates should be as low as possible to gain acceptance among the public, says Lavaron Sangsnit, deputy director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office.