The licensees have risen to 32.8 million people, spending almost 200 billion.
Ms. Kulaya Tantitemit Director of the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) as a spokesman for the Ministry of Finance Mentioning the progress of the project, we won as of April 19, 2021 that there are 32.8 million people who have received the rights to the project, which is more than 199,944 million baht in circulating spending in the Thai economy.
Which is spending through low-cost operators at blue flag stores, developing the local economy With an application “Money Bag”, half of the shops agree to join the program Including merchant operators and service providers Who are registered to participate in the project The total number of more than 1.3 million businesses is divided into 3 groups as follows:
- 1) 13.7 million people of the state welfare card holder have spent 73,133 million baht since February 5, 2021.
2) People who are in the database of the application “Pao Tang” in the project, we travel together and each and every half. And general public groups registered on the website www. we won. com Who have passed the preliminary qualification screening and confirmed the right to participate in the project, totaling 16.8 million people and have spent the accumulated privilege amount since February 18, 2021 in the amount of 112,772 million baht
- 3) People who need special assistance Which has passed the qualification of 2.3 million people, has accumulated spending amount since March 5, 2021 amounting to 14,039 million baht
There is a “mid-loan budget” that can be used to cure COVID another 2.6 billion.
Mr. Dechapiwat Na Songkhla Director of the Bureau of the Budget said that the current limit used to heal people from the impact.COVID-19 The remaining amount is approximately 300,000 million baht, divided into 1. Loan according to the Royal Decree, authorizing the Ministry of Finance to borrow the amount of 1 trillion baht, the remaining 200,000 million baht and 2. The central budget in 2021, which originally set the central budget of 139,000 Million baht divided into central budget items In case of emergency and necessary, 99,000 million baht, currently used 19,000 million baht, the remaining 80,000 million baht and the central budget of the COVID 40,000 million baht remaining 20,000 million baht, with 20,000 million baht spent. The government uses deposits to buy vaccines and increase the compensation for healthcare workers.
“In total, the remaining 2 parts of the central budget can be used 100,000 million baht. 50,000-60,000 million baht because they have to set aside some parts to support drought, flood or other disasters, 40,000-50,000 million baht, so when including the rest of the loan and the central budget that can be used to heal the people, it will be 250,000-260,000 million baht. “
However, in fiscal year 2021, there is no need to transfer funds from government agencies to treat the COVID impact as in 2020, which was not yet released. Loan Act And the transfer of money from government agencies takes 2-3 months, if you do it now, it would not be in time And now the remaining amount is still sufficient to cope with COVID. Because each time the remedy and economic stimulus is issued, the amount is not more than 100,000 million baht, and the approved vaccine purchase budget of 6,000 million baht is in the budget of 2021, the procurement budget is not set in the fiscal year 2022, but if necessary Spend money Can use the budget of the Department of Disease Control for purchasing general vaccines.
If necessary, it may expand the public debt ceiling. To borrow more money
Mr. Dechapiwat Continued that in the Cabinet meeting on 20 April, the Bureau of the Budget would propose to consider Draft Act (Act) fiscal year 2022, amount of 3.1 trillion baht to prepare budget documents It is divided into estimated revenues of 2.4 trillion baht and budget deficit of 700 billion baht. However, if there is a fourth round of the coronavirus outbreak, the government still has an additional 89 billion baht in central budget, including the central budget. Emergency when necessary, reserved for disasters, another 50,000 million baht. Royal Decree, that 1 trillion baht loan According to the financial and fiscal discipline stipulated that Public debt cannot exceed 60% of gross domestic product (GDP), which can be used in normal conditions. But during COVID’s period, if you want to borrow more money May have to move the ceiling of fiscal discipline.
Compiled by: Hongmen
Graphics: Varanya Phae-araya
