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Govt plans to increase budget by B122bn to fund handout scheme
Reuters, Published on 20/05/2024
» The government is seeking to increase the 2024 fiscal budget by 122 billion baht to fund its signature handout scheme, its Budget Bureau chief said on Monday, only a month after a delayed 3.48 trillion baht budget was passed.
Central bank's independence must not overlook people's suffering: PM
Reuters, Published on 11/04/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Thursday that an interest rate cut by the Bank of Thailand (BoT) would have been good for the Thai economy, in response to the bank’s decision to hold interest rates steady.
Digital wallet scheme coming in Q4, says Srettha
Reuters, Published on 10/04/2024
» The government's 500 billion baht (US$13.75 billion) digital wallet handout scheme will be rolled out in the fourth quarter of this year, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Wednesday.
Srettha says handout scheme may be delayed
Reuters, Published on 19/01/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Friday that his coalition government would move ahead with its flagship 500-billion-baht digital wallet handout scheme, though it may be delayed yet again.
Handout scheme ‘unlikely’ to start in May
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2024
» The government is set to delay the launch of a controversial 500-billion-baht digital wallet handout scheme until after May, in a setback for Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who has been touting the policy as essential in boosting a sluggish economy.
Srettha vows to tackle informal debt to revive economy
Reuters, Published on 28/11/2023
» The government will prioritise tackling informal debt to revive the economy, Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Tuesday.
Srettha says Thai economy in crisis, needs major stimulus
Reuters, Published on 23/11/2023
» Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Thursday that Thailand's economy was in crisis, stressing the need to forge ahead with his government's controversial 500 billion baht (US$14.23 billion) digital handouts policy.