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Co-payment scheme to be extended

Co-payment scheme to be extended

Prime minister says extension limited to specific eligible groups of recipients

A sign promotes the Khon La Khrueng co-payment subsidy scheme at a noodle stall.

The government has pledged to implement a fifth phase of the “Khon La Khrueng” co-payment subsidy scheme after Friday approving tourism stimulus packages to revitalise the embattled sector.

According to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, the government wants to extend the scheme and is studying the possibility and an appropriate model for the scheme’s extension.

“Because of budgetary limitations, the extension may be given only to specific groups of recipients, not all people, as offered…

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