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Tax reform comes in dribs and drabs
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/01/2018
» Tax reform has been high on the government's to-do list since Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha took the helm in 2014 with a goal of creating a tax base that provides sustainable revenue for the country on a long-term basis.
EEC tapped to drive 4% GDP expansion
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/01/2018
» The Finance Ministry is hoping that the beginning of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project will help drive the country's economic growth above 4% in 2018, says Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong.
Excise eyes consumption tax
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/01/2018
» The Excise Department is studying a levy on goods deemed to have a negative effect on consumers' health and the environment, in the hopes of reducing incentives to consume such products, says director-general Krisada Chinavicharana.
Retail prices for cigarettes under review
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/01/2018
» The Excise Department is discussing the legality of prohibiting cigarette importers from setting their retail prices below the prices listed before Sept 16, 2017, the first day the new excise tax came into force.
Customs floats luxury car tax cut
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/01/2018
» The Customs Department has already proposed lowering the import duty on luxury cars from the current rate of 80% of cost, insurance and freight (CIF) to the Finance Ministry, says an informed source at the department.
IBank hopeful of partnership
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/02/2018
» Vitai Ratanakorn, acting president of state-owned Islamic Bank of Thailand (IBank), has voiced confidence that the ongoing search for a partner will be concluded soon, even though the bank's attempts to strike a deal have failed twice.
REIC: Land prices along MRT soar
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/02/2018
» Undeveloped land along the MRT network saw the biggest price increase over the past five years, among those along electric train routes, reported the Real Estate Information Center (REIC).
Exim Thailand looks to lead CLMV push
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/02/2018
» Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Thailand) aims for 9% lending growth this year, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and outbound investment in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV).
Attorney-general asks for PTT pipeline delay
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/02/2018
» The Attorney-General’s Office has asked the Supreme Administrative Court to push back the legal execution period for the return of PTT’s natural gas pipeline, which lapsed in December last year amid a legal dispute, says a Finance Ministry source familiar with the matter.
BAAC to refuel loan scheme
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/02/2018
» The state-owned Bank for Agricultural and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) plans to offer a new batch of the One Tambon One Farming SME loan scheme worth 50 billion baht after the first 72-billion-baht batch is set to be fully drawn down by next month.