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PM bets on coalition support

Approval needed for loan to fund handout

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin clarifies Pheu Thai Party’s 10,000-baht digital wallet scheme on Friday. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said he was confident the coalition parties, with 320 votes in the House, would support the passage of a bill seeking to borrow 500 billion baht to fund the government’s 10,000-baht digital money handout scheme.

On board a flight to San Francisco late on Sunday night, the prime minister said the country needs the digital handout to stimulate the economy, which had grown…

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