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In a bid to ease the burden on people, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urged the Cabinet on Tuesday to come up with measures to ease debt problems both in the short and long term.

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has the resources to launch himself into space. Elon Musk does, too. In many ways, though, the worlds richest people left the rest of us behind long ago.

Automobile tax adjustments to turn Thailand into a manufacturing base for electric vehicles (EVs) should not affect the production of other vehicles like pick-up trucks, a source from the Excise Department said this week.

A tax deal between the worlds richest countries brings global governments a step closer to clawing back some power from technology giants that have used century-old regimes to build up wealth eclipsing the economies of most nations.

The G-7 group of advanced economies announced an historic accord to set a minimum global corporate tax rate on Saturday, taking a first step to reverse a four-decade decline in the taxes paid by multinational corporations.

WASHINGTON - Finance ministers from Group of Seven nations meeting in London on Friday are expected to back President Joe Bidens call for a global minimum tax on corporate profits, giving him an early win in a grueling diplomatic campaign that is just beginning.

MPs on Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favour of an emergency decree protecting debtors from unfair interest rates during the Covid-19 crisis.

A global agreement that could reshape the tax landscape for the biggest corporations is approaching a crucial first stage as the Group of Seven nations hone in on an accord that might feature both a minimum rate and encompass digital giants.

The Cabinet has approved in principle changes to boost tax breaks for social enterprises and people who support them.

The government has no plan to hike the value-added tax (VAT) in order to achieve the gross domestic product growth target this year of 4 per cent, a senior official said.

Showing the total price including consumption tax on displays and advertisements has become mandatory as of April 1 for all providers of goods and services.

Tax exemptions and incentives are expected to rise almost 3 trillion won ($2.6 billion) on-year this year as the country seeks to help vulnerable people cope with the fallout of the pandemic.