Bangkok restricts street vending business to poor Thai nationals

By VNA   September 20, 2024 | 06:07 pm PT
Bangkok restricts street vending business to poor Thai nationals
Street food stalls in Bangkok's Chinatown, Thailand, Oct. 6, 2021. Photo by Reuters
Authorities in Bangkok, Thailand have issued new rules to tighten control over street vendors, with only "poor Thais" be allowed to be street vendors in Bangkok and they will be barred from employing migrants.

Under the new regulations, street vendors must have Thai nationality, hold government welfare cards, be paying installments for houses built by the National Housing Authority and receive welfare allowances from the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security. In addition, they must be included in the annual taxation system of the Revenue Department.

Their income must not exceed THB300,000 (US$9,060) a year after deducting business-related costs on their tax returns.

Each vendor is allowed to have a sales assistant who must also be Thai. Vendors must also receive permission from the relevant public health authorities.

At their stalls, vendors must ensure pedestrians have a space 1.5 to 2 meters wide to walk in depending on street widths. The area of each stall is limited to three square meters.

Stalls must occupy only the side of the pavement adjacent to a road surface but must be at least 50cm from the road for safety.

There must also be a space at least 3 meters long at an interval of every 10 stalls to function as an emergency exit.

The rules will take effect when Thai Royal Gazette publishes them.

 
 
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