10M+ people could join gov’t 50:50 co-pay campaign in 2nd phase

 Following the better than expected feedback on the government’s 50:50 or half-price co-pay general purchases subsidy campaign, the Ministry of Finance is now considering offering this benefit to more than 10 million people in the campaign’s second phase.

According to a post on the Ministry of Finance News page on Facebook, the government is now considering inviting more than 10 million people to join the next round of the 50:50 co-pay purchase subsidy campaign.

The 50:50 campaign is an economic stimulation measure introduced by the government in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. The campaign in the current initial phase gives each of 10 million successful applicants a 3,000 baht credit, which they can use at up to 150 baht a day to subsidize half the amount of their general purchases, with only a few exceptions.

The campaign is intended also to help small vendors and…