Director General of the Customs Department Revealed that 114,475 million baht of revenue has been collected. It is expected that at the end of fiscal year 2023, 118,000 million baht will be collected, the highest in 6 years.
Mr. Phachara Anantasilp, Director-General of the Customs Department, revealed that the results of revenue collection in fiscal year 2023 (October 2022-September 15, 2023) were 114,475 million baht, higher than the estimate of 8,975 million baht (estimated at 105,500 million baht). baht) It is expected that at the end of fiscal year 2023, 118,000 million baht will be collected, higher than the target of 12,500 million baht or 11.85 percent higher than the estimate. There is the highest amount of customs revenue collection in 6 years, indicating that the world economy is recovering. and is likely to improve after COVID-19 subsides.
In this regard, the results of the arrests in cases of smuggling and evasion of customs for the fiscal year 2021-2023 found a total of 83,763 offenses valued at 9,875 million baht, such as cases of smuggling and evasion of customs. Pork meat and other edible parts of pigs Smuggling and circumventing customs fuel Currency and gold, drugs. Although the Customs Department focuses on facilitating trade, it still does not neglect to be strict in inspecting products that are at risk of being smuggled into and exported out of the country. According to government policy
Source: Thai News Agency