Battery tax proposal to bolster competitiveness

A new battery tax structure is expected to help strengthen Thailand’s competitiveness in the energy storage industry, according to the Excise Department chief.

- WICHIT CHANTANUSORNSIRI

Pornchai Thiraveja, director-general of the department, said it completed a study on revising excise tax structures for batteries and electrical devices capable of storing energy and transferring it to other devices that contain batteries.

However, with the country in a government transition, the draft legislation cannot yet be submitted to the cabinet for approval.