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New tourist tax?


mike111

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Been going back and forth now for months with nothing conclusive. Yet.

If they do implement it, it will add a little less than 1% to the cost of your trip to Thailand. Less than 0.5% if you're flying business class. About 0.25% if you're planning to spend any sweaty tourist money here during your trip.

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It's never been held out as medical insurance, though the medical reimbursement aspect has been touted to make the tax increase palatable. Misguidedly, IMO.

It's a tax increase, with some small portion (appx 12 baht out of 500 baht) of that money to be used to reimburse health care providers who treat foreigners that can't or won't pay for their treatment.

Anyone who believes it will entitle them to no-charge medical treatment will be in for a rude awakening. They will still be expected to pay -just like they do today- with all the consequences still in place for those who can't or won't pay.

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