The National Village and Urban Community Committee chaired by Supattanapong Punmeechaow approved in principle 15 billion baht in spending for a scheme to upgrade community businesses and community tourism.
The budget will come from the government’s 400-billion-baht spending plan slated for social and economic rehabilitation, said Rakpong Sengcharoen, head of the National Village and Urban Community Office.
“At the meeting, the National Economic and Social Development Council [NESDC] advised the government to accelerate the approval process for the spending scheme aimed to upgrade community businesses and enterprises, as proposed by the National Village and Urban Community Office,” said Mr Rakpong. “Such projects can help boost the local economy and ease the impact of the pandemic.”
Under the committee’s proposal, the office would allocate 200,000 baht each to the…
