Økning av antallet skattebetalere har som mål å gjøre systemet mer rettferdig siden det fortsatt er mange som ikke betaler skatt i landet.
Av landets rundt 70 millioner innbyggere er 9,55 millioner registrert som skattebetalere. Av de er det kun 3,3 millioner som har månedlig inntekt mer enn 25000 baht som er grensen for innbetaling av skatt. Det vil si at 6,25 millioner ikke betaler skatt av de som er registrert.
Revenue Department plan intends to add some 500,000 taxpayers
There were 9.55 million people in the tax system for fiscal 2020 that ended on Sept 30, up slightly by 250,000 people from fiscal 2019.
Thailand has a population of almost 70 million people.
Out of 9.55 million taxpayers, there were 3.3 million people who had a monthly income of 25,000 baht, the minimum threshold to file tax forms, while the remaining 6.25 million earn less than the threshold.
For fiscal 2021, the department aims to generate tax revenue worth 2.085 trillion baht, with 40% from the value-added tax.
The department also plans to expand the corporate income tax base because there were only 450,000 business operators that submitted tax filings for fiscal 2020, said Mr Ekniti.
There are around 600,000 businesses registered with the Commerce Ministry.
The department aims to include the remaining 150,000 businesses in the corporate income tax base by this year, he said.
Det kan nok være nødvendig med å skaffe høyere skatteinntekter i en tid hvor Covid-19 har skapt krise på mange fronter.
11.4m families risk poverty
Around 11.4 million households are at risk of falling into poverty from the economic crisis caused by the pandemic, with the unemployment rate rising to 1.9% in the third quarter, says the state planning agency.