Srettha also said the scheme might be postponed from its original start date of February 1 due to complications.
“I’m checking it,” Srettha replied when a reporter asked him to confirm or deny speculation that the scheme would be delayed.
Asked whether it would start within the first quarter of next year, Srettha replied: “We’ll try to get it implemented as soon as possible”.
The prime minister declined to elaborate on how the scheme would be funded, saying the matter would be discussed at the next meeting of the digital wallet scheme steering committee.
He said the date of that meeting depended on preparations by Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat, who chairs the subcommittee tasked with arranging the scheme’s implementation.
Earlier, Julapun said his subcommittee was waiting for relevant government agencies to file reports that will be compiled for the…
