Thailand Excise Department To Double Revenue By 2027
Thailand Excise Department To Double Revenue By 2027
The Thailand Excise Department is analyzing a strategy to implement higher taxes on alcohol, fuel, tobacco, beer and telecommunication services, aiming to double its revenue to the sound of 1 trillion THB by the year 2027.
Taking these changes into account, the revenue of the tax-collecting agency is projected to reach 829 billion THB (approximately) by 2022 & 960 billion THB by 2027, said its director general – Somchai Pulsawas.
Without the afore mentioned tax hikes, the Thailand Excise Department’s revenue would reach 803 billion THB by the year 2025 and 899 billion THB by the year 2027, said Somchai Palsawas, continuing to add that these were estimates based on the GDP growth at an average of 3% a year.
According to Mr. Somchai, The excise duty on petrol and diesel would be steadily increased.
The Thailand Excise Department will add 40 satang per litre to petrol tax this year making it 5.35 THB. This will be followed by a 1 THB hike next year to 6.35 THB & an additional hike to 8.35 THB in 2021.
The excise tax levied on diesel will increase by 40 satang per litre to 6 THB this year and increasing to 9 THB by 2021, with 10 THB per litre being the ceiling rate.
The analysis even extends to products considered harmful to health and the environment like tea, lubricants and coffee, which according to Mr Somchai will generate about 6 billion THB in tax revenue per year.
The tax hikes on beer, tobacco and alcohol excise tax are anticipated to add an additional 20 billion THB per year.
The excise duty on services like telecommunication is projected to be levied in 2022.
The Thailand Excise Department’s director general, Mr Somchai concluded by stating that this amendment to transform the excise tax base right across the country to recommended state retail prices from previous ex-factory prices is presently pending an approval by the Council of State. This once approved will also boost the Thailand Excise Department’s revenue by about 10 billion THB a year.
The Thailand Excise Department is the second largest tax collecting agency in Thailand after its Revenue Department that aims to generate 496 billion THB in tax revenue this financial year, which is a 13% hike from the last fiscal year.
