PUBLISHED : 20 Nov 2023 at 04:34
Most Thais do not agree with the government’s plan to fund the digital wallet scheme with a 500-billion-baht loan but a slight majority still supports the policy, according to an opinion survey conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).
The poll was conducted between Nov 13-16 on 1,310 people aged 18 years and over from various levels of education and income and a range of occupations nationwide, after Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin outlined the programme in detail on Nov 10.
The 10,000-baht handout will be offered to Thais aged 16 and older who earn less than 70,000 baht per month and/or have under 500,000 baht in bank deposits. Based on these criteria, an estimated 50…
