A Bhumjaithai MP has proposed amending the Thai PBS Act to end the roughly 2,000 million baht a year it receives from a 1.5% levy on alcohol and tobacco tax, and fund it from the annual state budget instead. The bill is only at the proposal stage. For a Thai SME, the direct impact is minimal, but if you sell alcohol or tobacco, note that the levy mechanism (including penalties for late payment) would be repealed. Watch whether it passes.
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