Thailand dangles 50% tax cut for manufacturers fleeing China

Bangkok seeks to draw high-tech production in competitive region

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A garment factory in Bangkok: Thailand seeks to move its manufacturing sector into higher-value activities. © Reuters

YOHEI MURAMATSU, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Thailand announced a package of incentives on Sept. 6, including a 50% tax cut, for companies to relocate production to the slowing Southeast Asian economy from China amid the Sino-American trade war.

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