SiamAndy

I see that your new Farang tax dollars/pounds are being spent wisely 😆

They will want you to pay taxes on the value of the card you sent to the minister. That will be 30 Baht tax, please remit to the TRD. 😆

Now, watch them change their mind yet again in about a month. The Thai bureaucratic state is full of incompetent baboons. They've done a lot of damage with this whole tax situation and caused a great deal of stress and grief to Resident Expats in Thailand.

He can't help himself it would seem. Good likeness no?

Gee, I thought Emperor Thaksin Palpatine wasn't supposed to get involved in politics anymore? 🧐

I was referring to Resident Expats, their numbers will be decreasing over time due to the nonsense the Thai Bureaucratic state subjects them to.

Yet another example of the Thai Bureaucratic State trying to prove their worth or value added to their government heads. Other examples: TM30, 90 day reports,fees already built into airfare departure tax, arrival tax (to come within the year). ETA system (to come within the year), proposed revised/reinterpreted income tax rules., foreigner pricing in national parks, dual pricing in hospitals. These pathetic Thai bureaucrats just can't help themselves. Their actions will continue to drive people away in drips and drabs over time.

Can you share the name of the Public Hospital? Thanks.

Buh bye Thailand!

Dr. Berg on YT mentions a natural remedy below: Here is the best natural remedy for phlegm in the lungs. Ingredients: 1 tbsp. onion juice 1 tbsp. honey (Manuka honey if possible) 2 tbsp. lemon juice Water Optional ingredients: 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar Ginger Add all of the ingredients to a cup of water and drink the mixture three times a day.

Send him running back to Dubai permanently.

I'm planning to close my Thai bank account this year also as I will only be staying in Thailand between 60-150 days going forward. If it comes to fruition, the worldwide income tax on resident expats was the last straw for me on top of Dual Pricing at hospitals and national parks, past TM30 debacles, departure taxes built into airfare and also the new proposed arrival tax. Thailand seems to think they are the center of the universe but they are not! It makes one wonder what new scheme will they come up with next?

31.xx by December tourist season if not sooner.

USD now down to 32.89 THB, Will it dip below 32 when peak tourist season arrives in December?

USD down to 33.16 THB just now and the Fed hasn't even lowered rates yet. I can see the USD at 32 THB by the end of November.

If they get away with the worldwide taxes and then the farang only property taxes, one will have to wonder what other taxes or fees they will feel empowered to levy next. That's why I won't feed the bad behavior and only stay 179 days or less.

If they want to tax Resident expats, then they should also let us in on the 30 Baht health scheme as well.

Her name should be Pinocchio instead of Paetongtarn 🤥

USD now down to 33.87 Baht, could it drop to 32 by year end?

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Hopefully the military will exile Daddy and Daughter Shinawatra sometime in the not too distant future.

As the Fed will lower rates 2-3 times by the end of the year, we could see the dollar decline to 33 Baht. A few minutes ago it was down to 34.38

Most of the time but I got a bad case of food poisoning a few months ago from Street food where I had to go to the doctor. You have to be extra careful when eating street food.

The older retired expats I know in Thailand just want to be left alone to live the last years of their life there hassle free. The last thing they want to do is have to deal with intrusive Thai bureaucracy and having to compile, prepare and file taxes every year. Judging by the past actions of the Thai government with their visa rule changes, reporting requirements, past non enforced rules being enforced on a whim and now taxes, what would come next? Those who don't have a spouse and/or family here need to vote with their feet and find greener pastures.

Then in a year or so they will change the rules back causing chaos once again. Thailand truly is the land of rug pulls.