THE Department of Foreign Trade aims to increase the percentage of Thai businesses cashing in on tax incentives under the Asean Free Trade Agreement (Afta) to 70 per cent this year, up from 63.04 per cent in 2017.

As part of the plan to establish the Asean Free Trade Area (AFTA), Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) will be removing customs taxes in 2018.