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Digital wallet scheme may be delayed until next September : PM’s advisor

Pichai Chunhavajira, an advisor to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.

Disbursement of the Bt10,000 digital money under the “digital wallet” scheme may be delayed until next September, said Pichai Chunhavajira, an advisor to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.

He added the “pao tang” application will be used instead of developing a new application for distribution of the money,

Speaking at a forum on “Various Opinions on the Digital Wallet Scheme”, held Monday by Senate committees, Pichai said that the original idea, that all Thais, aged 16 and over, regardless of their financial standing, will be eligible to receive a one-time Bt10,000 benefit, will have to be adjusted, with the likelihood that those considered to be “high-income earners” will be excluded from the scheme, because paying them would not help to stimulate the economy.

He also said that the idea of…

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