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Digital wallet handout to shrink, delay by 7-8 months

Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat speaks to supporters of the digital wallet scheme of his Pheu Thai Party and its coalition government, at the party’s headquarters on Oct 17. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)

The government’s 10,000-baht digital money handout may face delays of seven to eight months and a reduction in scope, as it will only cover the poor, according to a deputy minister of finance.

Following a meeting of a sub-committee overseeing the project implementation on Wednesday, Mr Julapun Amornvivat said on Thursday that the sub-committee recommended limiting the handout to 16 million people who have state…

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