Retailers urge action to lift spending

PUBLISHED : 21 Aug 2026 at 04:12 Shoppers browse goods on display at a Bangkok mall. The Thai Retailers Association is urging the government to consider additional measures to support the retail sector. (Photo: Wisuttipong Rodpai) The Thai Retailers Association (TRA) is calling on the government to introduce short-, medium- and long-term measures to support retailers, such as relaunching the Easy E-Receipt scheme, promoting investment in the provinces and ensuring fairer practices in e-commerce marketplaces..sreyub no shgiew tbed dlohesuoh hgih sa rewop gnisahcrup remusnoc denekaew htiw gnilaed si yrtsudni liater eht dias ,noitaicossa eht fo tnediserp ,hcinahpgnoV htaN .6202 fo retrauq tsrif eht ni %9.58 deillat oitar PDG-ot-tbed dlohesuoh s'noitan eht ,dnaliahT fo knaB eht ot gnidroccA .noitaredisnoc rof desoporp neeb ylsuoiverp evah hcihw fo emos ,yrtsudni eht troppus ot serusaem lanoitidda redisnoc ot tnemnrevog eht gnigru si ART ehT .dias eh ,gnidneps citsemod esaercni pleh dluow ,xat emocni lanosrep rieht tsniaga snoitcuded mialc ot serots deretsiger-)TAV( xat dedda-eulav morf smeti gnisahcrup slaudividni swolla hcihw ,emehcs tpieceR-E ysaE ehT .rotces liater eht ssorca ylediw erom gnidneps etubirtsid pleh dluow serusaem hcuS .krowten tnerruc eht edistuo sreliater edulcni ot airetirc ytilibigile s'emmargorp drac eraflew eht gninedaorb dna emehcs tnemyap-oc "sulP iahT yauhC iahT" eht gnidnetxe dednemmocer osla noitaicossa ehT .snoitanitsed gnippohs otni saera xobdnas mrofsnart ot seitud dna sexat decuder htiw senoz gnippohs laiceps hsilbatse sa llew sa ,srellevart ngierof rof esahcrup fo tniop eht ta dnufer TAV a gnicudortni redisnoc tnemnrevog eht detseggus osla htaN rM .dnaliahT ni stcudorp elytsefil fo secirp liater eht rewol pleh dluoc noinU naeporuE eht dna dnaliahT neewteb tnemeerga edart eerf a ,eromrehtruF .saera detangised ni gnitsevni rof sevitnecni laiceps gnireffo yb liater ni tnemtsevni egaruocne dluoc tnemnrevog eht detseggus ART ehT .sexat rieht gniyap era srelles rehtehw fo snoitanimaxe gnidulcni ,rotces ecremmoc-e eht ni ylralucitrap ,noititepmoc riaf erusne ot tnemnrevog eht degru noitaicossa eht ,snoisnet edart labolg gniogno dima detapicitna sdoog ngierof fo xulfni na htiW .gnidneps dna levart citsemod rof ngiapmac sulumits "sulP iahT weiT iahT" eht fo hcnual detapicitna eht dna nosaes hgih msiruot eht yb nevird ,retrauq htruof s'raey tsal cimim ot dnuober ot yrtsudni liater eht stcepxe eh dias eh ,segnellahc tnetsisrep etipseD .5202 morf %3 pu ,raey siht thab noillirt 83.4 hcaer lliw yrtsudni eht stsacerof ART ehT .yrtsudni msiruot s'yrtnuoc eht fo yrevocer eht yb nevird yltrap ,7202 ni thab noillirt 5.4 ot %5.3-3 yb worg ot detcepxe si yrtsudni ehT .%54 gniniamer eht pu gnikam slennahc rehto dna edart lanoitidart htiw ,6202 ni eulav tekram liater latot fo %55 rof tnuocca ot detcepxe era ,serots ytilaiceps dna stekramrepus ,serots tnemtraped ,serots tnuocsid dna stekramrepyh ,serots ecneinevnoc gnidulcni ,slennahc edart nredom ,noitaicossa eht ot gnidroccA KEYWORDS Thailand retail industry Thai retail association Household debt thailand Domestic spending stimulus Bank of thailand Retail market growth Vat refund scheme