Thai Examiner
Things have changed in politics but Thaksin still faces legal issues including a 17 billion baht tax debt
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Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra faces a staggering ฿17 billion tax bill as ex-Democrat Watchara Petchthong vows monthly pressure on authorities. The Shin Corp dispute that helped trigger the 2006 coup is back, alongside fresh legal and financial scrutin
Key facts
- Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra faces a staggering ฿17 billion tax bill as ex-Democrat Watchara Petchthong vows monthly pressure on authorities
- Just weeks after regaining his freedom, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is facing mounting legal, financial and political pressure as a former Democrat Party lawmaker launches a relentless campaign to recover a disputed ฿17
- Meanwhile, questions are intensifying over the future role of the man who has shaped Thai politics for more than 25 years.
- He has pledged to pursue the collection of a disputed ฿17 billion tax liability every month until the state receives the full amount.
- Finance Ministry forwards Watchara’s demand over Thaksin tax case to Revenue Department for action
- In doing so, he has revived a controversy linked to the sale of Shin Corp, a transaction that helped transform Thai politics and contributed to the turmoil preceding the 2006 military coup.
Summary
Just weeks after regaining his freedom, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is facing mounting legal, financial and political pressure as a former Democrat Party lawmaker launches a relentless campaign to recover a disputed ฿17 billion tax bill linked to the fateful 2006 Shin Corp sale.
Former Democrat Party politician Watchara Petchthong has opened a new front in Thailand’s long-running battle over former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s finances. He has pledged to pursue the collection of a disputed ฿17 billion tax liability every month until the state receives the full amount.