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Tourism Minister Aims to Levy 300-Baht Fee for Visitors


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On 9/17/2024 at 8:58 AM, John Drake said:

 

Wasn't this money supposed to be used for health insurance fees for foreigners? Isn't that what they first touted it as? Now, it disappears into the black hole of "infrastructure development."

 

Everyone knew that this was boll****, so why keep up the lie...

 

And 'benefitting tourism'... Haha, it will only end up in state coffers, at best, or corrupt officials' pockets at the worst...

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On 9/17/2024 at 12:21 PM, impulse said:

 

2 comment to that. 

 

1) The airlines don't dictate Thai tax policy or law.  They'll either comply, or they lose their Thai landing rights.  No airline is going to leave Thailand for $9 a ticket and a simple system adjustment.  Countries change their tourism tax rates all the time.

 

2) There's no reason they'd need to discriminate by nationality.  They could charge everyone the same tax and Thailand could refund the tax to the citizens, at an airport kiosk or on their tax return.  Just show your Int'l boarding pass.

 

Seen the news today. Not going to be collected by any airline nor applied to Thais.

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