Cabinet approves B42bn aid
‘Don’t give up,’ PM says to the public
The cabinet has approved a 42-billion-baht package of financial assistance for people and businesses affected by the government’s partial Covid-19 lockdown, currently implemented in Bangkok and nine other provinces to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
Of the 42 billion baht required to finance this new compensation programme, 30 billion baht will come from the government’s loan decree for Covid-19 relief purposes while the other 12 billion baht will be drawn from the government’s budget.
The package was approved…
