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Bangkok Post – Excise considers new green tax measures

Carbon levy planned for certain sectors

An EV is being charged at a charging outlet in Bangkok. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya)

The Excise Department plans to implement four tax measures for the environment and society this year, says director-general Ekniti Nitithanprapas.

The four measures comprise supporting the use of battery electric vehicles (BEVs), including batteries used in other industries such as solar cells; proposing a carbon tax on the energy, transport and industrial sectors; supporting the use of pure ethanol in the production of bioplastics; and supporting…

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