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Cabinet nod to help farmers

B30bn to be offered in debt relief push

Farmers harvest rice in their fields in Phimai district, Nakhon Ratchasima on July 17. The cabinet on Tuesday approved a three-year debt moratorium for farmers, which will cost the government about 30 billion baht. (Photo: Prasit Tangprasert)

The cabinet on Tuesday approved a three-year debt moratorium for farmers, which will cost the government about 30 billion baht.

Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said the first phase of the debt-suspension programme will begin on Oct 1 and run until Sept 30 of next year. The first phase…

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