Funding sources for “digital wallet” scheme will be known in 10 days : Deputy finance minister

The Finance Ministry is expected to have answers within ten days to clear public doubt about the source of funding for the government’s digital wallet scheme and the actual amount of money needed, Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said today (Monday).

After a special cabinet meeting today, he said that he has scheduled a meeting of relevant agencies for a discussion about the setting up of an ad hoc panel to consider two urgent issues, namely debt moratoria for farmers and the digital wallet scheme.

Regarding the controversial digital wallet scheme, Julapun said that the Finance Ministry has agreed to accept feedback from all stakeholders about the scheme, including the idea of expanding the area in which recipients of the 10,000 baht under the scheme can spend the money, to cover more than 4km from their residences.

Julapun said that he personally agrees with the idea of…