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No time to wait for Thai fiscal reform
Oped, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/09/2025
» The daunting mission of the four-month-old government led by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is to revive an economy that has been sluggish for a long time. Can the Anutin government deliver? After all, tackling "bread-and-butter" issues requires fiscal sustainability.
Don't tamper with Social Security Fund
Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/07/2024
» The Srettha government is considering various measures to resuscitate the country's economy, including reducing financial contributions to the Social Security Fund (SSF) -- the state pension and welfare fund for millions of workers and retirees.
Yet more lockdown
News, Editorial, Published on 02/08/2021
» As Covid cases scale new highs without any sign of slowing, the government has extended its partial lockdown for another 14 days and expanded tough restrictions to cover more provinces, up from 13 provinces to 29.
Another Brexit vote is a bad idea
News, John Lloyd, Published on 10/12/2018
» In the "careful what you wish for" stakes, few issues rank higher than the plan for a second referendum by those in the UK hoping for a reversal of the country's June 2016 vote to leave the European Union (the "Remainers"). If secured, the outcome could be a fast track to a phenomenon the UK has so far avoided -- the creation of a large, angry populist party, probably of the right and perhaps also of the left.
A smarter approach to taxes is needed
News, Editorial, Published on 01/04/2018
» Last week the Ministry of Finance revealed it was exploring a better way to tax people. Its plan aims to revamp the tax structure by raising the ratio of asset- and consumption-based taxes, rather than heavily relying on income tax.
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.