The cabinet raised excise taxes on local and imported cigarettes by 2 to 3 baht (USD 0.06 – 0.09) per pack.

The government also increased taxes on locally-made liquor by 9-12 baht a bottle. Deputy government spokesman Chodchai Suwanaporn said the cabinet agreed with the Finance Ministry that the increase was in order to make competition fairer among the producers of liquor, special liquor, wine and beer and cigarette makers.
The higher taxes are also expected to lower the annual alcohol consumption by 60-65 million litres and cigarettes consumption by 20 million packs.