Government subsidy schemes run past B68bn
Funds used to alleviate living costs
More than 68 billion baht has been spent under three government subsidy schemes designed to help reduce the cost of living and stimulate the economy, says a government spokesman.
As of Wednesday, the fourth phase of the co-payment “Khon La Khrueng” co-payment subsidy scheme with nearly 41 million participants injected 60.1 billion baht into the economy, said government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.
The fourth phase of a scheme to increase the purchasing power of state-welfare cardholders saw total spending of 7.6 billion baht among 13.37 million participants.
The second phase of a scheme for those who need special aid saw total spending of 666 million baht among 1.3 million participants.
Mr Thanakorn said the three schemes are…
