Excise Department: World Cup to generate 1 billion baht of revenue

BANGKOK, 5 May 2014, (NNT) - The Excise Department has predicted that the upcoming World Cup, to be held during June 12th - July 13th, would boost public spending on alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages as well as cigarettes, enabling the department to collect at least an additional 1 billion baht in revenues.

According to Mr. Somchai Poonsawad, the Director General of the Department, the department will step up its inspection of pubs, bars, and several commercial public venues in order to prevent consumption of illegal booze and cigarettes. He pointed out previous statistics, which clearly showed that consumption of the goods surged during the World Cup season.

The aggressive measures are aimed at purging the market of excise laws violators and encouraging illegal alcoholic beverage and cigarette producers to enter the tax system. Mr. Somchai said the strict policies would also indirectly protect consumers from low quality alcoholic beverage and cigarettes, which post more dangerous side effects on consumers than the genuine ones.

The Director General also urged residents to report any illegal production or trading of goods subjected to excise taxes to the department’s 1713 hotline around the clock.

-- NNT 2014-05-05

Congratulations are in order to Somchai Wongsawat and his voluptuous wife Yaowapa. They are, after all, in complete control of the Excise department. Let's hope they invest this windfall wisely for their families future prosperity.

waliking past illegal dvds and the like to catch someone selling equally dodgy fags and beer...

That's why they increased the price of the cigarettes already........next move soon, to increase the price of alcoholic drinks.

Anything to get more money........

Thailand's biggest contribution to this world cup will be copied football shirts, they need to fix a way to tax them really.

Congratulations are in order to Somchai Wongsawat and his voluptuous wife Yaowapa. They are, after all, in complete control of the Excise department. Let's hope they invest this windfall wisely for their families future prosperity.

Not more bloody Shins.

And increased alcohol and tobacco sales is just what the doctor ordered.

Do they realize there's a time difference between Thailand and Brazil?

Excise Department: World Cup to generate 1 billion baht of revenue

Be jesus, nearly sh*t myself then. Thought the 2014 world cup was in Bangkok for a moment.

It won't if they close all the bars on the day of the final for the election.

Do they realize there's a time difference between Thailand and Brazil?

Maybe the Foreign Ministry can demand Brazil changes to Thai time like the rest of the world.

Do they realize there's a time difference between Thailand and Brazil?

Maybe the Foreign Ministry can demand Brazil changes to Thai time like the rest of the world.

Non-alcoholic beverages, are there such a thing ?

My God I've led such a sheltered life..

Do they realize there's a time difference between Thailand and Brazil?

Do they realise there is a Brazil??

Do they realize there's a time difference between Thailand and Brazil?

Do they realise there is a Brazil??

course they do chris apart from their neighbours its the only country in the world where they dont need a visa..but they dont exactly flock there in their droves...

I think on same day is election in advance day. So no alcohol selling.

Good timing...

Do they realize there's a time difference between Thailand and Brazil?

Do they realise there is a Brazil??

Two good questions. I'm sure the Thai education system teaches world geography and multiple time zones "when attending college."

Do they realize there's a time difference between Thailand and Brazil?

95% of them couldn't point to Brazil on a map of the world. I asked a student just last semester to point to Thailand on a map and he poked at India.

Do they realize there's a time difference between Thailand and Brazil?

Do they realise there is a Brazil??

course they do chris apart from their neighbours its the only country in the world where they dont need a visa..but they dont exactly flock there in their droves...

And the poor souls that do go there and return are usually arrested for trafficking at the airport on arrival.

...not to mention the 1o billion baht from illegal betting

So the final on Election day and the rest of the matches after closing time of the bars and restaurants.

Don't think it will give a boost to cigarettes and acohol sales at all.

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I think on same day is election in advance day. So no alcohol selling.

Good timing...

I await the EC explaining that it is in the national interest to move the election.

No mention so far of all the WC related gambling that is so well organised and of course protected.

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That's why they increased the price of the cigarettes already........next move soon, to increase the price of alcoholic drinks.

Anything to get more money........

They already raised the tax on alcoholic beverages in 2013!

Do they realize there's a time difference between Thailand and Brazil?

Do they realise there is a Brazil??

Brazil is just past Laos, somewhere on the way to errm errm... errm Russia, chai Russia!

Do they realize there's a time difference between Thailand and Brazil?

95% of them couldn't point to Brazil on a map of the world. I asked a student just last semester to point to Thailand on a map and he poked at India.

I showed one student a map, and he said "Chicken Chow Mein, please."

I think on same day is election in advance day. So no alcohol selling.

Good timing...

Ha ha, good one. Let's see if they will bend the rules (officially) this time so as not to lose the revenue.

That's why they increased the price of the cigarettes already........next move soon, to increase the price of alcoholic drinks.

Anything to get more money........

Tobacco and alcohol products seem to be easy revenue targets of inefficient, bloated and corrupt governments world wide.

Thai Excise Dept: World Cup to generate 1 billion baht of revenue

This Excise Dept is such a disappointment. Their cousins at TAT would've squeezed 1 brazillion baht outta this.

Congratulations are in order to Somchai Wongsawat and his voluptuous wife Yaowapa. They are, after all, in complete control of the Excise department. Let's hope they invest this windfall wisely for their families future prosperity.

It is a Somchai Poonsawad, not Wongsawat.

That should just about balance the 1 billion they'll spend to contain the mass protests that will happen during the event.