(Photo by Pattanapong Hirunard)The Revenue Department has been urged to remove massage parlours from the list of goods and services qualified for a year-end tax break. National Legislative Assembly member Wallop Tangkananurak on Thursday called on the department to review the benefits of having massage parlours on the list. The shopping tax break from Saturday to Dec 3 aims to boost consumption and local businesses by encouraging people to spend. By this criterion, massage parlours and karaoke bars qualify. Former senator Rabeabrat Pongpanich, a social critic on family affairs, told Amarin TV that she opposed having massage parlours on the shopping list as it could lead to family conflicts between husbands and wives.

Source: Bangkok Post November 09, 2017 11:03 UTC