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BoI approves enhanced incentives to boost EV use

An electric vehicle charges at an EV charging station at Benjakitti Park, Bangkok, on March 21, 2022. (Photo: Apichart Jinakul)

Thailand has expanded incentives to boost the use of electric vehicles (EVs), the Board of Investment said on Thursday, as the country looks to preserve its status as a major Southeast Asian auto production hub.

Smaller charging stations will now be eligible for three-year tax benefits, an extra incentive on top of a five-year corporate income tax exemption available to investments in charging stations with at least 40 chargers, BoI secretary-general Duangjai Asawachintachit told a news conference.

A condition that bars investors from receiving additional benefits from other agencies and a requirement…

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