Govt defends 'sin tax' funding shake-up - Bangkok Post

An excise duty stamp sealed on an imported alcohol bottle. (File photo) The government has defended proposed changes to the funding of four state bodies, rejecting claims that they would lower alcohol and tobacco taxes or benefit producers.

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