Thailand needs better tax regulations, enforcement to fight “shadow” economy

Asia's Developing Future

Thailand has been using tax policies to promote growth and encourage foreign investment. Some of those measures have succeeded but more attention needs to be paid to the revenue-raising side of the tax regime. Globalization has disrupted the way countries think about their tax regimes. In the past, the issue of double taxation was at the forefront, whether companies would have to pay tax in both their home country and in other countries where they had a presence. Today, the issue is whether they will be taxed at all. Read the transcript https://bit.ly/2BDVvoz Read the report https://www.adb.org/publications/tax-and-development-challenges-in-asia-pacific Read the chapter https://bit.ly/2J0RJb7 About the author Patricia Mongkhonvanit is deputy director-general of the Revenue Department of Thailand. Know more about ADBI’s work https://bit.ly/2DswkGU https://bit.ly/2FKtYVW