泰国政府于7月27日批准财政部议案，决定将现行7%的增值税优惠税率实施期限延长一年[1]。根据泰国总理府发言人拉差达的宣布，这一优惠税率的截止日期将从原定的2026年9月30日延至2027年9月30日[1]。
此举旨在缓解民众生活成本压力，促进国内消费[1]。现行的7%增值税率由6.3%的基础增值税与地方税组成，适用于所有商品销售、服务和进口环节[1]。这已是泰国政府的第二次延期决定——在2025年9月9日，泰国内阁曾将该优惠税率期限延续至2026年9月30日[1]。法定标准增值税率为10%[1]。
Thailand's government approved a proposal from the Finance Ministry on July 27 to extend the current reduced value-added tax rate of 7% for an additional year, pushing the implementation deadline from the originally scheduled September 30, 2026, to September 30, 2027.[1] The decision aims to ease pressure on living costs for residents and stimulate domestic consumption.[1]
The reduced VAT rate comprises a base rate of 6.3% plus a 0.7% local tax component, bringing the total to 7%, and applies across all goods sales, services, and import transactions.[1] The Thai government unified VAT collection at 7% on July 5, 2024, eliminating the previous tax exemption for cross-border e-commerce imports valued below 1,500 baht.[1] The cabinet had previously voted in September 2025 to maintain the 7% rate through September 30, 2026.[1] Thailand's standard statutory VAT rate remains 10%.[1]