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4 minutes ago, kinyara said:

I wonder how much profit is being made on every pack of A4 paper being photocopied by that office to the left of the main building and who owns that business. It's got to be one of the most profitable businesses in Pattaya given the volume of customers it serves daily. 

Also, that place has LOADS of people working there who are very eager to help you fill in the paperwork....Knowing a nice tip will be forthcoming shortly.....I have no idea how much they make in tips but I would guess at least 1-2 thousand a day on top of their salary...

1 minute ago, retiree said:

 

No comment, really; just wanted to let that sit there.

What ever.....Look at El Salvador 13% VAT and that country is very poor....

16 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:

If you raise VAT you increase the tax burden on the poor, the segment of society least able to afford it. With an average monthly income of circa 15k baht per month, any increase in VAT would impact those people the most.

https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/quick-charts/value-added-tax-vat-rates

Look at the standard VAT rates around the world.....At 7% Thailand's VAT rate is just about the lowest in the entire world......Thailand has plenty of room to raise the VAT....

The poor don't buy much so they would not pay much VAT....And the rich would pay a lot more VAT.....The VAT is a very fair tax...

Raising the VAT would painlessly raise billions and trillions of more money overnight.....So if they really needed money this is exactly what they would do.....There is nothing easy or painless about trying to milk retirees out of taxes they in no way should be paying to begin with....

So as it stands now they are not interested in raising money....

But

They are interested in milking money from foreigners who should not be paying any tax...

And if this was not for farangs they would have said it's not from day #1..

2 hours ago, TaaSaparot said:

Looks like the one way experiment for Soi Buakhao will start shortly, but just up to the Soi Diana junction.

This will never work....

I am strongly against the whole one-way thing...

But

Soi Bukow must be all one-way for this to have any chance of working..

1 hour ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   They land on cushions though and not concrete 

I would be quite happy to jump from 10 feet for a price....And I would walk away just fine except for a scrape or two and I am 60 years old..

2 minutes ago, Bobthegimp said:

 

It was a training session. His mia noi lives at VT6.

 

A fall from that height can cause life altering injuries, especially to the spine, knees and hips. The young lad might wish he'd jumped from higher. 

Yes, injuries Could happen at 10 feet but the odds are strongly in favor of almost no injuries happening especially for the young..... 

1 hour ago, Mike Lister said:

No, I am entirely right! This thread is about taxation of foreigners in Thailand, it is not about the things we like and don't like it's about tax. Inventing grievances against the foreigner such as not being able to collect the 10k baht that will be paid out is utter nonsense and has no place in a discussion about tax, it's nothing more than an excuse to create make believe grievances. And not being able to use the same hospital system is more utter carp, the reality is that poster doesn't know and doesn't understand, mostly it has nothing to do with a discussion about tax.

Well I will tell you what I think about farang not getting the 10,000 baht...

Right here

On 11/3/2023 at 11:59 AM, Henryford said:

 

Plenty of these ferries seem to operate successfully around Europe, why not Thailand? you would think it would be cheaper.

Their biggest problem by far was the Thai government did not support them they also threw up loads of roadblocks....

But they also had bad timing...Covid....Also big doses of Bad luck ( blown engines) 

Plus massive overhead plus bad promotion plus bla bla bla.....Nothing went right, really....

It would have been cheaper just to pour petrol over a pile of money and set it on fire..

1 hour ago, Ben Zioner said:

Told him that AFAIC any bar fine past 22:30  ends up in abject failure. He just doesn't want to listen. 

Bar fine at 4 AM LT  and when the sun comes up at 630 AM your LT is done...lol.....

3 minutes ago, Mike Lister said:

 

And don't walk down dark alleys alone at night, never carry more than 50 baht in cash and always carry a spray can of mace on your belt. arf arf

 

 

Well, the ATM point is valid for 2 reasons...

#1 If your card is ever not returned, you will have someone to talk to..

#2 ATMs at a bank have a much lower chance of having a skimmer..

1 hour ago, TroubleandGrumpy said:

 

Unless they earn money for you - rent, interest, returns, etc. which technically is taxable. 

I do not think capital gains tax would be applicable - but I am not sure about that one. I dont have assets that I will sell for a profit. 

 

Just give them a blank check and they can fill in the amount.....Problem solved...

On 11/2/2023 at 10:37 AM, SAFETY FIRST said:

Bloody hell, how did he survive that 10 foot drop, I hope he doesn't suffer any long term effects. 😂

 

Too many people with mental health issues. 

 

The girl from Buriram doesn't look happy. 

 

Ten feet is just not going to cut it to join the Pattaya flying club...

27 minutes ago, alex8912 said:

There are agents just to do 30 day Tourist visa extensions?  For the 1900 fee and 3-400 baht more? 

I have no info on pricing.....But Common sense says a simple thing like a 30 day extension should cost no more than 1000 to 1500 baht absolute max for an agent.......They used to do the 30-day extensions right then and there when your number was called in the past....

2 hours ago, VincentRJ said:

"The funds should be allocated to a dedicated account aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to changing climate conditions, supporting both production sectors and the public."

 

Adapting to changing climate conditions is very sensible, but spending resources on reducing emissions of CO2, which is a clear, odourless gas, essential for all life, is very foolish. That money should be spent on reducing the real pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, mercury, and in particular the particulate matter from the burning of crop residue and forests that occur every year in Thailand.

No No...Too much money has already been spent training the sheeple to get onboard the carbon credits train...

Greenhouse gas emissions  Are coming thick and heavy from this greenwashing plan....

11 hours ago, theblether said:

The damage is done. In the year 2000 there were around 3.4 million Thai women aged 20 to 25. That figure is now around 2 million. The damage is done, and within a few years it will destroy the Thai sex trade. 

Yes it is critical for the birth rate to rise so there will be Thai women to work in GoGo bars....Is anything more important? I think not...
 

Thai women should be paid to have children...