First-Car Scheme Gets The Green Light By Thai Cabinet

[Buchholz]

Quite a number of the office girls should qualify with the Yingluck's government new definition of low income workers:

Yes, but but their tax deduction will be about 10.000 as the will not have paid more tax than that.

Forget 100.000, that's for the rich kids.

I'm just happy for Thailand which seems well on its way for everyone to be rich in 6 months considering that 25,000 Baht monthly now being classified as low income.

You mean to say that the 15,000 Baht / month promised to some fresh from university people is less than low income?

They won't qualify for this program as it isn't intended for poor people below the poverty line.

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[osiboy]

Just what this country needs... more cars.

actually it does, 90% of the cars in thailand are in bkk , and have you tried getting a cheap second hand one ? ..........there are none becouse the demand is so high , hopefully more cars will mean cheaper second hand ones , a 6 yr old car in thailand is 3 times the price in the UK,........ Crazy prices

Edited September 17, 2011 by osiboy

[TerryLH]

"Also now it's a tax deduction."

"How many new car buyers pay more than 100.000 baht in personal income tax."

This program isn't about how much personal income tax you pay.

The rebate is for the excise tax paid.

"Yes, but but their tax deduction will be about 10.000 as the will not have paid more tax than that."

Did you look at the chart that was linked above? It shows the approximate rebate on a number of vehicles, all based on the amount of excise tax paid.

"...90% of the cars in thailand are in bkk..."

Are you including pickups in that figure, or is it just a typo. Where did you get that number from?

[TigerWan]

Just what an already beleaguered middle class needs. More debt, more bills, more consumption and more pollution.

Just so rich fat -cats can maintain the profit margin.

When will we stop going backwards on fuel consumption? I guess when there is none left. I see no hope for the future with these kind of schemes.

[katasyd]

Are farangs entitled to this rebate?

Doesn't specify.

[PoorSucker]

Are farangs entitled to this rebate?

Doesn't specify.

No.

Thai ID card and house book needed.

[Buchholz]

Just so rich fat -cats can maintain the profit margin.

Careful now. You're talking about every Thai very soon with that comment.

"I promise that I will make all Thai people rich within six months.” - Thaksin Shinawatra

[Buchholz]

More traffic jams?

Just what this country needs... more cars.

Today, to celebrate the 500,000 new cars....

Car Free Day 2011 held throughout the country

BANGKOK, 18 September 2011 (NNT) – Bangkok and several other provinces throughout Thailand have held Car Free Day event, encouraging people to use bicycles instead of cars to help reduce global warming.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the Thai Cycling for Health Association held the Bangkok Car Free Day 2011. Participating cyclists formed themselves into number 84 to commemorate the 84th birthday anniversary of His Majesty the King.

They later rode along the Rattanakosin Island to promote the use of bicycles and public transport instead of cars.

-- NNT 2011-09-18