Thailand is looking to introduce a value - added tax on e - commerce companies in 2020 in a bid to raise BHT3bn ( $ 98 m ) to BHT4bn each year , announced Ekniti Nitithanprapas from the Revenue Department . The direct sale of goods to customers via platforms such as Facebook , Instagram and Japan 's Line Corp more than doubled to BHT334.2bn in 2017 , according to Thailand 's Electronic Transaction Development Agency . The tax is expected to seek parliamentary approval this year, Ekniti Nitithanprapas, director-general of the Revenue Department, told reporters, without elaborating. The government is planning to collect BHT2tn taxes in total in the fiscal year ending 30 September , increasing to BHT2.116tn the following year , Nitithanprapas said .
Thailand is looking to introduce a value - added tax on e - commerce companies in 2020 in a bid to raise BHT3bn ( $ 98 m ) to BHT4bn each year , announced Ekniti Nitithanprapas from the Revenue Department . The direct sale of goods to customers via platforms such as Facebook , Instagram and Japan 's Line Corp more than doubled to BHT334.2bn in 2017 , according to Thailand 's Electronic Transaction Development Agency . The government is planning to collect BHT2tn taxes in total in the fiscal year ending 30 September , increasing to BHT2.116tn the following year , Nitithanprapas said .