Thai cabinet okays draft agreement with Philippines on tobacco tax dispute


BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): The Cabinet on Tuesday (May 3) approved a draft agreement to end a dispute with the Philippines over tobacco tax-evasion charges.

The draft agreement titled “Understanding between the Philippines and Thailand on agreed procedures towards a comprehensive settlement of the dispute over Thailand’s customs and fiscal measures on cigarettes from the Philippines” was proposed by the Finance Ministry.

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