Bhanapot 'will pay back tax'

The brother-in-law of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is prepared to pay back taxes on a controversial share transaction, a family lawyer said yesterday.
Lawyer Noppadon Pattama said Bhanapot Damapong was ready to do so pending a court ruling. However, he alleged the Asset Examination Committee had improperly asked the Revenue Department to levy Bt5 billion in back taxes on two of Thaksin's children, Panthongtae and Pinthongta. In addition, Noppadon insisted Thaksin had never attempted to evade tax and the family had fully cooperated in recent revenue investigations.
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