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More fiscal measures on the cards
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/05/2024
» The Finance Ministry plans to study fiscal measures that can create economic momentum following the implementation of the digital wallet stimulus project.
Luring foreigners to real estate
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/11/2024
» Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira is looking at several options to stimulate the country's economy, with a focus on attracting more foreign investors.
Trillions pledged in new collateral
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/03/2018
» Collateral worth 4 trillion baht used in business operations has been pledged to secure loans since the Business Collateral Act went into force in 2016.
FPO declares landlords can lock in windfall tax exemption
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/02/2018
» Landlords who lock in bumper profits from selling land near transport infrastructure projects can be exempt from the land windfall tax if they buy and sell the same plot during the same four-year implementation period of the Treasury Department’s land appraisal prices, says a tax expert at the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
Land tax law's date uncertain
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/08/2018
» The Finance Ministry says it will push the draft bill on the land and buildings tax for lawmaker approval during the Prayut Chan-o-cha government, but the law's enforcement may be delayed from the scheduled start at the beginning of 2019.
NLA panel gives nod to land tax bill
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/10/2018
» A bill on a land and buildings tax, that was stuck in a National Legislative Assembly (NLA) standing committee for more than a year, has finally won the panel's approval and is expected to go before lawmakers for a second reading within two weeks.
Rich get richer, poor get the picture
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/01/2020
» This year the new land and building tax law takes effect with the new tax regime hardly affecting ordinary people who do not own second homes. It rather effects super rich people who have owned land in amounts so vast that they would have to spend a good part of their life if they wanted to walk around every plot of their land.
Bill could transform leasehold landscape
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 15/06/2018
» The leaseholds draft bill, which maintains maximum lease terms of 50 years for commercial purposes and 30 years for other purposes, would also allow lease rights to be transferable and inheritable, a move intended to entice lessees and give a boost to the property market.
Treasury, KTB and GH Bank team up on appraisal prices
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/06/2025
» The Treasury Department has integrated its land appraisal data with Krungthai Bank (KTB) and the Government Housing (GH) Bank in an effort to make appraisal prices more reflective of market prices and increase public access to formal lending systems.
Ministry mulls raising price limit for housing
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/03/2024
» The Finance Ministry may consider raising the price limit for housing units eligible for government support, aiming to stimulate growth in the real estate sector.