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แจกเงินโดยไม่กู้

สิงคโปร์, มาเลเซีย แจกเงินโดยไม่กู้ และปฏิรูประบบภาษีพร้อมกัน https://www.thaipost.net/columnist-people/538877/ – tells about ‘Give Away’ in Some other Southeast Asian countries, their schemes are not funded by loan, but taxes in particular Value Added Tax (VAT).

– Thailand’s VAT 7% (legislated at 10%, but collected at 7%, this means government can increase VAT up to 10% anytime); 8% VAT is now the norm for SE Asian countries; there is a high probability that Thailand will go that way.

– This will increase prices on most consumer goods. The price increase will be offset by the ‘Give Away’ (to help ‘vulnerable people’ adjust to higher cost of living). The give-away money will be spent in a few months, but the VAT will stay on for years. There is no win for the people.

– Give Away by loan and under a system that no ordinary people can understand is a huge opportunity for frauds that would take years to uncover and very little chance to recover the money. Again there is no win for the people.

[Note. We can expect ‘fees’ [for government services] and ‘fines’ [for minor offences like traffic infringements] and ‘stamp duties’ [for transfer (of ownership) of properties and certain assets] to increase, too.]