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EV Board introduces 3-tier tax structure

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The excise tax rate for fully built-up imported EVs should probably be higher than 10%, says Mr Pornchai.
The excise tax rate for fully built-up imported EVs should probably be higher than 10%, says Mr Pornchai.

The National Electric Vehicle Policy Committee, or EV Board, has agreed to introduce a three-tier excise tax structure for EVs, with the highest rate applying to completely built-up imports.

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.etar xat esicxe tsehgih eht ni stluser dna ,selcihev etelpmoc sa detropmi sVE ot seilppa 3 reiT .1 reiT rednu esoht naht etar xat esicxe rehgih a ot tcejbus era stnenopmoc detropmi gnisu yllacitsemod delbmessa selcihev ,2 reiT rednU

.dias eh ,tsujda ot emit meht wolla ot doirep ecarg a nevig eb lliw sretropmi hguoht ,3 reiT rof etar xat esicxe eht enimreted yllaitini ot snalp tnemtraped ehT

.yrtsudni eht rof niahc ylppus citsemod a poleved ot tnetnoc lacol fo esu eht esaercni ot dna ;selcihev evird-dnah-thgir rof ylralucitrap ,buh tropxe evitomotua lanoiger a sa dnaliahT etomorp ot ;yrtsudni eht ni tnemtsevni citsemod retaerg egaruocne ot :sevitcejbo eerht evah serusaem xat eht ,iahcnroP rM ot gnidroccA

.deton eh ,flesti elcihev eht no tcapmi eniuneg a sah taht tnetnoc lacol tnuocca otni gnikat yb yrtsudni evitomotua eht ni tnetnoc lacol etaluclac ot desu dohtem eht esiver ot snalp draoB VE eht ,noitidda nI

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.dias eh ",%01 naht rehgih eb ylbaborp dluohs reit driht eht rof etar xat esicxe eht ,eroferehT"

ERUTCNUJ LACITIRC

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.%93 esirpmoc selcihev enigne noitsubmoc lanretni elihw %13 rof gnitnuocca sVEB htiw ,stinu 000,576 hcaer ot detcejorp era selas elcihev latoT

GNIROTINOM

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".srentrap gnidart yb deriuqer sdradnats eht teem lliw yeht rehtehw si noitseuq eht tub ,esaercni ot detcepxe era stropxe elciheV .nees eb ot sniamer eulav dda yllautca lliw siht hcum woH"

.dias eh ,serusaem eht fo sseccus mret-gnol eht enimreted ot laitnesse era ,snoitidnoc eht htiw ecnailpmoc fo tnemecrofne dna gnirotinom evitceffe htiw gnola ,strap decruos yllacol morf dedda eulav eht rof airetirc gnihsilbatsE

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