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Bangkok Post – PM presses on with digital wallet despite NACC corruption warning

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin elaborates on the digital wallet handout project at Government House in November last year. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Saturday he would speed up talks with Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat on how to move ahead with the 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme.

The handout, initially scheduled for launch in May, appeared to hit a snag in the wake of a National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) study which warned the programme is mired in potential legal jeopardy.

Mr Srettha, also the finance minister, said the government is still waiting for the…

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