Excise Dept eyes benefits to promote use of electric vehicles
The Excise Department is looking for ways to overhaul the entire vehicle excise system with the aim of using tax incentives to promote the wider use of electric vehicles (EVs), director-general Lavaron Sangsnit said.
The levy on EVs is 8 per cent, while that on EVs produced under the Board of Investment’s tax support was cut to 0 per cent from 2 per cent as of January 2020 to December 31, 2022.
Krisda Utamote, president of the Electrical Vehicle Association of Thailand, said that apart from supporting EV makers, the government should offer benefits to users, such as offering free charging and promoting large-scale chargers.
