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The Department of Tourism is urging travellers to take advantage of a tax deduction available on purchases in 55 secondary provinces this year as part of the government’s tourism promotion and income distribution policy.

Anan Wongbenjarat, director general of the Department of Tourism, said local tourists may use the receipts from registered hotels, certified homestays, and tour operators throughout 2018 for the tax deduction. Under the cabinet resolution on December 26, tourism expenses incurred from January 1 to December 31, 2018 from travel in the 55 secondary provinces byThais are tax deductible. 

The maximum expense amount eligible for the deduction is Bt15,000. 

The secondary provinces that are covered include 16 in the North, 18 in the Northeast, 12 in the Central Plain and the Eastern and Western regions, and nine in the South.