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Prospects for diesel tax cut extension remain unclear

Vehicles line up to fill their tanks at a petrol station on Nawamin Road in Bangkok.  (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

The Excise Department is still uncertain whether it can extend the diesel excise tax cut under the interim government, says director-general Ekniti Nitithanprapas.

He said the department is evaluating whether the interim government can extend the diesel tax cut of 5 baht per litre, which is scheduled to expire on July 20, 2023, or if it must wait for the formation of a new government.

“I cannot say whether the tax cut extension is possible as we are waiting for the legal department to study the details, especially the 2017 constitutional law,” said Mr Ekniti.

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