Thai govt expected to collect e-services tax next year

Ekniti Nitithanprapas, the Revenue Department's director-general. -The Nation

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): E-services tax, or value-added tax, is likely to be levied next year on foreign digital platforms that do not have a subsidiary company in Thailand, and it is expected to generate Bt3 billion per year revenue to the state, the top Revenue Department official said.

Ekniti Nitithanprapas, the department's director-general, said the House of Representatives had approved the draft bill, adding that it was under consideration by the Senate committee.