PUBLISHED : 28 Apr 2025 at 22: 11
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Tourists queue up for a tax refund at Suvarnabhumi airport. Tourism operators want the government to offer more convenient on the spot tax refunds for foreign shoppers. File photo
With China aggressively ramping up its tax policy by offering a high refund rate of 13% for tax-free shopping in a bid to lure tourist expenditure through more convenient spending, Thai tourism operators warned that the country could lose competitiveness if it reacts too slowly.
Adith Chairattananon, honorary secretary-general of the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta), said Thailand should also adopt a similar scheme as the instant on the spot tax re
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