New Rules Restrict Street Vending to Low-Income Thais Only

[tomacht8]

Such regulations only open the door to extortion of street vendors, where officials can then generously "turn a blind eye" in exchange for pocket money.

Edited September 20 by tomacht8

[Cabradelmar]

So then once you become successful you lose your business. 😂 Amazing Thailand 😂 

[Thumbs]

All these rules on stall size and placement which will be ignored immediately until a pedestrian is forced onto the road and hit by traffic…. But now they are loe income stall holders not worth suing them

 

[freedomnow]

More rules..it seems these guys cannot take a break at every level of government to regulate and regulate but does it make anything really better in this circus on a country ?

[Rob Browder]

On 9/20/2024 at 5:44 AM, smedly said:

so if you are successful as a street vendor and make good money you must stop trading , what sort of logic is that ?

An awesome rant making exactly this point, is here, from the Integrity Legal guy.  Not allowing foreign-nationals to complete with Thais in this market-niche is good - but the rest is terrible:

 

 

[it is what it is]

On 9/20/2024 at 2:24 AM, twizzian said:

Can you honestly earn 25k per month on a food cart or selling second hand clothes etc

 

depends what you mean by earn; turnover or profit or paying yourself a salary... all very different things

[Kino]

Collecting tax in Thailand is like chasing a ghost. 

[madone]

On 9/20/2024 at 5:44 AM, smedly said:

so if you are successful as a street vendor and make good money you must stop trading , what sort of logic is that ?

 

I have been very close to a coffee vendor and a pair of noodle sellers who used to operate outside my front door until someone recently chased them up the block.

 

They were wonderful neighbors for nearly 15 years,  even keeping my driveway swept and helping feed my cat when I traveled.

 

They work incredibly hard. It pains me to think some poorly thought-out arbitrary policy change will cost two families their living. 

 

[Yagoda]

Its a cash business, how are they gonna know how much Grandma  Pad Krapow is making?