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Short-term stimulus measures expected
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/01/2024
» The Finance Ministry is preparing short-term stimulus measures to support the economy as the 2024 Budget Expenditure Act has not yet been approved, says permanent finance secretary Lavaron Sangsnit.
Customs urged to speed up clearance process
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/07/2023
» Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has urged the Customs Department to expedite the customs clearance procedures for exports and imports, particularly those pertaining to the automotive industry.
Ministerial squabble delays EV measures
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/01/2022
» A difference of opinions between the Energy Ministry and the Industry Ministry has resulted in a delay in the introduction of measures to support electric vehicles (EVs), according to a source at the National Electric Vehicle Policy Committee who requested anonymity.
Waivers on yachts extended
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/03/2021
» The Customs Department has approved the extension of tax waivers, including value-added tax on the value of vessels for all yachts arriving for another 2.5 years to support the country's marine industry.
FPO forecasts RCEP deal to fuel export bonanza
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/12/2020
» Thai exports are expected to receive a windfall thanks to the signing by 15 Asia-Pacific economies of a huge trade pact during the Asean Summit in Hanoi in mid-November, says the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
330 tonnes of masks were approved for export
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/03/2020
» The Department of Internal Trade (DIT) authorised the export of 330 tonnes of face masks in January and February when the items were in short supply and declared controlled products, according to the Customs Department.
Excise delays levy process
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/02/2020
» The Excise Department has put on hold a process to consider levies on salty food and non-alcoholic beer until the Covid-19 epidemic is under control, its chief says.
Excise eyes levy on non-alcoholic beer
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/01/2020
» The Excise Department is considering tariff rates on both non-alcoholic beer and non-beverage alcohol before forwarding the issue to the cabinet for approval by the second quarter of 2020.
Uttama says history won't repeat itself
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/08/2019
» Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana insists that the economy will not spiral into a deep abyss as seen during the Tom Yum Kung crisis of 1997, given the country's hefty foreign reserves and solid fiscal position.
Consumption tallies July dip
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/08/2019
» Domestic consumption was gloomier in July, weighed down by retaliatory tariffs between the US and China as well as the country's lingering drought, says the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).