BANGKOK: Thailand's military government has passed the country's first inheritance tax bill, as part of tax reforms to broaden the tax base and boost revenue in a lacklustre economy.
The bill, approved by the National Legislative Assembly late on Friday, will require inheritors of assets worth more than 100 million baht ($3 million) to pay tax above that threshold - at 5 percent for descendants and 10 percent for others.
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