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BoT baulks at govt bid to drop debt in its lap
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/01/2012
» The debate over the past several days regarding who should hold responsibility for the 1.14-trillion-baht in outstanding liabilities from the Financial Institutions Development Fund, should serve as a clear wake-up call about the dangers and costs of poor policy.
Proposed land tax to be reviewed
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/01/2012
» The Finance Ministry will review a proposed land and building tax and may boost annual tax rates for unused land as a deterrence against land speculators, says the Fiscal Policy Office.
Civil servants get pay rise
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/01/2012
» The Finance Ministry is proposing to increase the salaries for civil servants with university degrees by 64% over the next two years.
How politicians exploit the civil service
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/02/2012
» I had an opportunity to sit down with a senior technocrat the other day and exchange views on the economy, politics and everyday life.
Kosit: Big spending endangers our future
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/03/2012
» Business leaders are questioning government policy under the premiership of Yingluck Shinawatra, saying the focus on short-term problem-solving via huge spending could drag down the country in the long run.
GSB investment questioned
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/03/2012
» The management of the Government Savings Bank (GSB) is under fire after its board demanded a special investigative committee scrutinise the bank's investment in a life insurance company.
Proposed land, building tax axed
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/03/2012
» The government has shelved plans to introduce a new land and building tax designed as a tool to help reduce income disparity within the economy.
Self-interested MPs kill Korn's assets tax
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/03/2012
» For more than two decades, the tax authorities have sought to shift the focus away from income-related taxes towards asset-based taxes.
Revenue boss eyes tax waiver for winners
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/04/2012
» The Revenue Department proposed waiving tax liability for two and three-digit lottery vendors and winners to eliminate a long-standing problem for tax authorities.
Let's address the cause, not just the symptoms
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/05/2012
» The shadow of Thaksin Shinawatra has never faded from Thai politics since his sweeping rise to power over one decade ago. One of the signature policies that helped Thaksin and his Thai Rak Thai Party romp to victory was a pledge to suspend debt payments for millions nationwide, ostensibly to help address the perennial problem of indebtedness suffered by small-scale farmers.