The 50-50 co-payment scheme has generated accumulative spending of 7.6 billion baht with more than seven million people registered.
Deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said that 523,000 shops, including 70,000 street vendors, and 7.1 million people had registered by Friday under the scheme.
Of the total spending, individuals spent 3.9 billion baht and the government had subsidised 3.741 billion baht, she said.
Meanwhile, the second round of registration will open at www.คนละครึ่ง.com on Wednesday from 6am-11pm, she said.
“The prime minister is worried about some people taking advantage of the scheme by increasing the prices of their products or reporting transactions when there were no real purchases,” she said, adding that a system was in place to block fraudulent applications and those caught would also face legal action.
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