Bangkok: The Ministry of Finance is set to propose tourism stimulus measures to the Cabinet next week as part of efforts to boost the economy in the final four months of 2025. The initiative includes a major tourism package, featuring a tourism tax break and accelerated budget disbursement for seminars, along with the disbursement of the 2026 budget amounting to over 3.78 trillion baht.
According to Thai News Agency, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Ekniti Nitithanpraphat, revealed that the first meeting of the Economic Cabinet focused on reviewing the government’s economic policy direction. This includes the opening of registration for merchants under the “Half-Half Plus” program. The tourism stimulus measures to be proposed are aimed at enhancing tourism activity.
The Ministry of Finance plans to propose three key measures: a tax deduction of up to 20,000 baht per person for travel to major cities, a one-time deduction, and 1.5 times the tax deduction for travel to secondary cities. These measures will be effective from October 29 to December 15, 2025.
Additionally, there is a plan to expedite seminar organization for government, state enterprises, and local administrative organizations. This is not a new budget but utilizes the existing budget of 6 billion baht, with 3 billion allocated for government agencies and 3 billion for state enterprises. The budget aims to disburse 60% for seminars and training by January 2026, avoiding the traditional third or fourth-quarter disbursement.