High-Level Discussion with Director General of the Excise Department (8 July 2014)

On 8 July 2014, Mrs. Jayne Harvey, Chair of EABC Food & Beverage Working Group, led the representatives from the Food & Beverage and the Automotive Working Groups in a high-level discussion with Mr. Somchai Poolsawadi, Director-General of the Excise Department. The Director-General emphasized the NCPO’s directive that the tax reform should not incur additional burden on the taxpayers, and should be undertaken in a transparent manner, in order to align with the international best practice. The Excise Department remains open to comments from the private sector regarding the tax reform and the excise law amendment.