The government's decision to raise excise tax on imported battery electric vehicles is expected to encourage some automakers to shift towards local production. However, the benefits in terms of localisation and additional tax revenue remain to be seen, experts say.
Thailand's plan to raise excise tax on imported battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is expected to encourage foreign automakers to shift production to the country, although the benefits for local suppliers and government revenue remain uncertain, pundits say.
.tnemtaert xat elbaruovaf erom morf tifeneb ot dnaliahT ni sesab noitcudorp hsilbatse ot srekamotua erom egaruocne dluoc erusaem eht dias ,seitiruceS nrokisaK ta hcraeser fo rotcerid roines ,tisipayarA tijiW
.dias eh ,ytivitca noitcudorp dna tnemtsevni desaercni morf niag dluoc srotces htob sa ,srotarepo etatse lairtsudni dna srerutcafunam strap evitomotua lacol tifeneb dluow sihT
.etarelecca ot detcepxe era anihC morf stropmi nehw ,retrauq lanif eht ni ylralucitrap ,raey siht tekram iahT eht gnitanimod eunitnoc ot ylekil era sVEB detropmi ,revewoH
.tijiW rM dias ,segnar tcudorp rieht dnapxe ot sledom detceles tropmi ot eunitnoc taht snoitarepo gnirutcafunam lacol htiw esoht sa llew sa stropmi no yleritne yler taht sdnarb edulcni esehT
.etar %2 eht niater lliw sVE derutcafunam yllacol elihw ,7202 ,1 naJ evitceffe ,%53 ot %01 morf sVEB detropmi no xat esicxe ni esaercni na devorppa keew tsal tenibac ehT
.raey txen %52 dnuora fo egareva na yb sVEB detropmi fo secirp liater pu hsup dluoc esaercni eht ,)hcraeseR-K( ertneC hcraeseR nrokisaK ot gnidroccA
.7202 ,1 lirpA evitceffe ,%9 ot %31 morf ,sVEB gnidulcni ,selcihev ygrene wen fo stropxe no etaber )TAV( xat dedda-eulav eht ni noitcuder a decnuonna sah ,elihwnaem ,anihC
.dias hcraeseR-K ,%17 naht erom fo htworg raey-no-raey gnitneserper ,6202 ni stinu 000,012 gnideecxe yllaitnetop selas VEB htiw ,raey siht sesahcrup etarelecca ot detcepxe era segnahc owt ehT
.slevel tnetnoc lacol deriuqer eht niatniam srekamotua erusne ot dedeen osla si metsys gnirotinom mret-gnol A .ycilop eht morf yllufgninaem tifeneb srerutcafunam strap citsemod erusne ot sreilppus 3 reiT dna 2 reiT ot dnetxe osla dluohs noitaluclac ehT
.seitiroirp noitcudorp dna ygolonhcet gnitsixe rieht niatniam ot detcepxe seirtnuoc tnereffid morf srerutcafunam htiw ,stnemtsujda xat eht gniwollof yltnacifingis egnahc ot ylekilnu osla era seigetarts tnemtsevni 'srekamotuA
.dnaliahT ni evititepmoc niamer yeht hcihw ni ygolonhcet dehsilbatse na ,)sVEH( selcihev cirtcele dirbyh no gnisucof eunitnoc ot ylekil era srekamotua esenapaJ
.stsoc noitcudorp dna ygolonhcet VEB fo smret ni slavir esenihC naht evititepmoc ssel niamer srerutcafunam esenapaJ sa ,anihC ni ylralucitrap ,seitilicaf saesrevo ta decudorp gnieb eunitnoc ot detcepxe era ,elihwnaem ,sVEB riehT
.sledom evitanretla sa )sVEER( selcihev cirtcele dednetxe-egnar dna )sVEHP( selcihev cirtcele dirbyh ni-gulp ,sVEH gnireffo elihw noitcudorp VEB lacol no sucof rieht niatniam ot detcepxe era ,sVEB ni seil htgnerts evititepmoc esohw ,srekamotua esenihC
.srekamycilop yb noitaredisnoc luferac eriuqer erofereht dna srerutcafunam VEB yb tnemtsevni fo gnimit dna elacs eht tceffa yltcerid lliw satouq ehT .srekamotua gnoma sweiv gnireffid dima selur eht esilanif ot tey tnemnrevog eht htiw ,eussi gnidnatstuo rehtona era satouq tropmI
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.etar xat esicxe eht ni esaercni tniop-egatnecrep-52 eht woleb llew ,%01 ot pu yb esir thgim secirp liater elihw ,esaercni xat eht fo trap brosba dluoc srerutcafunam esenihC dias ,latipaC eirauqcaM ta hcraeseR dnaliahT fo daeh ,ahdaL lahsuaK
.dias eh ,snigram tiforp rewol tpecca ot srotubirtsid dna srerutcafunam ecrof dluoc yticapac noitcudorp ssecxe dna noititepmoc esnetnI