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Co-pay scheme, emergency projects to get B300bn
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/03/2026
» Roughly 300 billion baht in investment expenditure is expected to be available for transfer to the central budget to support the "Khon La Khrueng" co-payment scheme and urgent government emergency projects.
Welfare card registration likely to reopen
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/03/2021
» The Finance Ministry looks set to open a new round of state welfare card registration, expecting the number of eligible recipients will outnumber the previous round due to rising numbers of jobless workers.
Ministry to reassess aid applicants
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/02/2021
» The Finance Ministry plans to reassess the eligibility of 13.8 million state welfare smartcard holders to effectively screen the status of low-income earners eligible for financial aid.
0.25% GDP boost sought from stimulus
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/09/2020
» The government's consumption stimulus measures and 50:50 co-payment scheme are expected to get 81 billion baht circulating through the economy, boosting the country's GDP by 0.25%, says the Finance Ministry.
Family income joins new welfare criteria
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 23/12/2019
» Recipients of state welfare benefits in the new round of registration early next year must include the incomes of their family members, and the average annual income for the family cannot exceed 100,000 baht per person.
Further criteria for smartcard recipients
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/12/2019
» Car ownership, credit cards and family-based income will be added to qualification criteria for a new round of registration for state welfare smartcard holders, says a source at the Finance Ministry who requested anonymity.
Cap in store for next domestic travel perk
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/10/2019
» The number of recipients for the second phase of the cash rebate for spending outside home provinces is expected to be limited to 5 million, says Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana.
Handout scheme reaches 1m quota
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/09/2019
» The government's 1,000-baht cash giveaway and the 15%-cash rebate scheme received overwhelming support from people on the first day of registration, with the first million recipients signing up in less than 14 hours.
B100bn-plus sought for rural stimulus
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 21/09/2019
» The Finance Ministry estimates that more than 100 billion baht is needed to fund a strategy of sustainable development for the rural economy to thoroughly cover 30 million poor people in the segment.
Travel perks plan nabs 32,000 shops
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 14/09/2019
» Increasing numbers of shops are participating in the government's upcoming 1,000-baht cash handout and rebate for travel to destinations outside home provinces, with 32,000 shops signed up for the scheme so far.