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Dubious tax plan
Bangkok Post
|October 06, 2025
Re: “Minister pledges to finally implement B300 tourism tax”, (Business, Oct 4).
At a time when holidaymakers have started to look elsewhere, new tourism minister Artthakorn Sirilatthayakorn has proposed levying a tax on new arrivals to the tune of 300 baht, with instructions for staff to communicate the
This story is from the October 06, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
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