The end of the waiver of the financial transaction tax will not affect stock trading, but should ensure fairness in the tax system, according to Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
On Tuesday the cabinet approved a draft law to slap a financial transaction tax on individual stock investors' share sales, ending more than 30 years of waivers.
The financial transaction tax on share sales by individual investors trading on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has been on the books for more than 30 years, but the government has consistently waived it to support market development.