Govt mulls B3,500 virus aid details

Govt mulls B3,500 virus aid details

Self-employed, vendors eyed

The government will decide on Tuesday whether the self-employed, vendors and taxi drivers will be entitled to receive a 3,500-baht Covid-19 handout.

Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said the government would consider eligibility based on its existing database with a focus on those directly affected by the pandemic.

Employees in the social security system, civil servants and state enterprise employees would not be considered, said the spokesman on Saturday.

Around 35-40 million people will be entitled to receive the handout, including 14 million people in vulnerable groups, according to Mr Anucha.

People who had registered for government assistance earlier in the pandemic, including on the Pao Tang app, would not have to register again, he…