Department mulls excise tax structure for cigarettes

Department mulls excise tax structure for cigarettes
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14 Dec 2020 at 06:55
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A convenience store worker gets cigarettes for a customer. The Excise Department is rushing to determine the tax structure for tobacco. (Photo by Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
The Excise Department is deliberating on the excise tax structure for cigarettes to strike a balance between public revenue, farmers' income, public health and tackling illegal cigarettes.
The present tobacco tax structure stipulates a 20% tax rate is applied to the retail price for packs costing up to 60 baht. If the retail price exceeds 60 baht per pack, a 40% tax rate is applied.
A flat tax rate of 40% was scheduled to be applied since October 2019, regardless of the retail price.

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