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Savings Fund membership push proposed

Savings Fund membership push proposed

Ageing demographics require incentives

An elderly man registers for the Rao Chana stimulus scheme. Thailand is projected to become a fully aged society this year, meaning 20% of the population is age 60 or older. (Photo by Apichit Jinakul)

The Finance Ministry is mulling additional incentives to increase the number of members in the National Savings Fund (NSF) as Thailand is projected to become a “super ageing society” by 2031.

Increasing state contributions to the NSF and extending the maximum membership age to 65 years old from 60 as stipulated by law are among the considerations, said Arkhom Termpittayapaisith, the finance minister.

Thailand became an ageing society in 2005 and is projected to become a fully aged…

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