Bangkok Post – PM confirms handout delay pending anti-graft study

The government will move ahead with the 500-billion-baht digital wallet handout scheme, but its launch will be postponed pending a study from the anti-graft agency.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin confirmed yesterday the scheme would be pushed back, adding the delays would depend on the findings of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) study.

Mr Srettha brushed off speculation the scheme could be incorporated into the 2025 budget spending plan, saying the government was not considering this.

“We’re not looking that far ahead at this point,” he said.

The prime minister’s remarks came after Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornviwat on Wednesday discussed the possibility of the handout scheme…