
泰國財政部擬向搭機離境旅客徵收1000泰銖稅費,觀光協會憂心削弱競爭力並增加旅客負擔
泰國財政部研議向搭機離境旅客徵收1000泰銖離境稅,引發泰國飯店協會與旅遊觀光協會反彈,擔憂增加旅客負擔並削弱國家觀光競爭力,呼籲政府暫緩推動並公布經濟影響評估。
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泰國財政部正研議向搭機離境旅客徵收1000泰銖離境稅,目前處於公眾諮詢階段。此舉旨在強化財政紀律,但引發觀光業者對旅遊成本增加的擔憂。
(中央社記者李宗憲曼谷10日專電)泰國研議向所有國籍、搭機離境的旅客徵收1000泰銖(約新台幣951元)的離境稅,雖然該草案仍在公眾諮詢階段,但已引發泰國觀光業者的反彈,認為額外費用將增加旅客負擔,影響泰國觀光競爭力,呼籲政府暫緩推動。
泰國財政部正研議徵收1000泰銖的離境稅,根據「離境稅法」草案原則,擬向所有國籍、搭乘飛機離開泰國的旅客收取每次1000泰銖,陸路及海路離境初期不徵收,目前仍在公眾諮詢階段。
泰國財政部表示,提出這項法案是為了在財政紀律框架下更有效運用國家資源,並提高未來因應可能緊急情況的彈性。
對此,泰國飯店協會(THA)在官方臉書上指出,主席天帕拉西(Thienprasit Chaiyapatranun)已致函泰國稅務局局長,反對離境稅法案草案,要求政府重新考慮提案,並在推動前公布完整的經濟影響評估。
泰國飯店協會指出,若離境稅及其他擬議中的旅遊費用相繼實施,外國旅客每趟行程可能須負擔最高2570泰銖的相關費用,包括泰國機場公司(AOT)旗下機場已調高的國際旅客服務費1120泰銖、擬議中的450泰銖外國旅客入境費,以及1000泰銖離境稅。
泰國政府擬向航空入境的外籍旅客徵收450泰銖(約新台幣423元)的入境費,預計最快2027年第一季開始。
泰國飯店協會警告,離境稅加上其他旅行費用,可能會增加外國遊客的成本,並削弱泰國旅遊業的競爭力。
曼谷郵報(Bangkok Post)9日則報導,泰國旅遊觀光協會(ATTA)也要求財政部暫緩推動離境稅草案。
該協會榮譽秘書長阿迪斯(Adith Chairattananon)表示,國際旅行目的不限於觀光,也包括求學、工作、貿易及投資,統一徵收1000泰銖,對家庭、學生及經常出差的小型企業的負擔較重。
泰國旅遊觀光協會指出,泰國機場公司(AOT)旗下6座機場的國際旅客服務費已於6月20日從730泰銖調高至1120泰銖,若再加上離境稅及擬議中的外國旅客入境費,將進一步增加旅行成本。
該協會認為,額外費用可能抑制旅客的出遊意願,進而影響航空公司營運。若旅客需求減少,航空公司可能減少航班或取消載客量較少的航線,連帶影響旅遊業及相關就業。
泰國觀光暨體育部長素拉薩(Surasak Phancharoenworakul)表示,將與財政部討論離境稅提案,釐清徵稅理由及收入用途。他指出,財政部先前表示,相關收入將用於促進國內旅遊,但目前草案的資金分配原則仍不明確,若與450泰銖外國旅客入境費的用途重疊,也可能引發重複收費的疑慮。

In response to the demand from passengers returning to work on the last day of the National Day holiday, the Taiwan Railway Corporation will open the multi-train New Ziqiang Line (EMU3000) from Hualien and Taitung to Taipei and Xinzuoying from today, with 200 unseating tickets per train. At the same time, the Highway Bureau plans for passenger transport operators to work overtime and launch a 15% discount on national highway passenger transport. Combined with the TPASS 2.0 member feedback and green transportation platform, the maximum discount can be stacked up to 53%.

On the last day of the National Day holiday, the Highway Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation predicts that there will be a rush of traffic returning to work in the afternoon. Provincial Route 61 Tamjiang Bridge, Provincial Route 64 National Interchange 3, Provincial Route 74 Wufeng Section westbound, Provincial Route 9 South Link to Pingtung, Provincial Route 2 Wanli to Dawulun and other sections are prone to congestion. The public is reminded to take public transportation. National Highway Passenger Transport offers a 15% discount, and TPASS 2.0 members can enjoy up to 53% off.

On the National Day holiday (October 11), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that the national traffic volume will reach 110 million vehicle kilometers. In the morning, the northbound section of the National Highway 5 from Yilan to Pinglin will be heavily congested. From 1 to 6 p.m., high-occupancy control will be implemented at the northbound entrances of Su'ao, Luodong, Yilan and Toucheng of the National Highway 5, and a number of diversion measures will be taken to ensure driving safety.

Tomorrow (11th) will be the National Day holiday. The Highway Bureau of the Ministry of Transport predicts that the northbound traffic volume will be 1.3 times that of normal days. It has announced 11 key congested road sections and related evacuation control measures to remind passers-by to pay attention.

The Tainan Zengwen Kite Carnival opened this afternoon at the Zengwen Municipal Vision Park and will last for 2 days. This year, with the theme of "Taiwanese Taste × Tainan Sweetness", the market's popular mascot "Cai Qi Ya" transformed into a large kite and soared into the sky for the first time. The combination of windy scenery and diverse parent-child activities attracted many parents and children to have fun together.

During the Double Tenth National Day, there was a huge crowd of people and cars in Wuling, Hehuan Mountain. A Mercedes-Benz was illegally parked in the middle of Provincial Route 14A and drove away, causing one to two hundred cars and motorcycles to be unable to move, and the road turned into a large parking lot. People contacted the car owners through the Line ID on the windshield, and the police reported many illegal parking cases.