Thailand to distribute first $4.2B of handout scheme starting this month

Thailand will distribute 145 billion baht (US$4.2 billion) of its “digital wallet” handout programme earlier than scheduled to support vulnerable groups, a deputy finance minister said on September 9, stressing the need for short-term economic stimulus. In remarks during a budget debate in the Senate, Julapun Amornvivat said the government has prepared 450 billion baht...