Party cites high cost of welfare policies of coalition partner Move Forward
Srettha Thavisin, a prime ministerial candidate of the Pheu Thai Party, announces its 10,000-baht handout plan during a campaign rally in Nonthaburi on April 6. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
The Pheu Thai Party has scrapped the 10,000-baht handout it promised during the election campaign, saying the high cost of the Move Forward Party’s welfare programmes would make it unfeasible.
The two parties are the main partners in an eight-party coalition but Move Forward is setting the policy agenda because it won 10 more seats than Pheu Thai on May 14.
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