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Thai Gem, Jewellery Traders Press for Tax Waiver to Give Exports Extra Sparkle.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Byline: Chatrudee Theparat

May 4--Gem and jewellery traders have asked the government to waive value-added tax (VAT) for the sector to help promote Thailand as a trading hub for the products.

Industry executives made their case yesterday in a meeting with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Commerce Minister Adisai Bodharamik. The premier asked the Finance Ministry to study the possible impact of a VAT cut for the industry, according to Dr Adisai.

The tax was a key barrier to lifting Thailand's profile as a gem and jewellery trading centre, said Sunee Sriorathaikul, president of the Thai Gem and Jewellery Traders' Association.

"We ...

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