The Finance Ministry expects 10 million people to register for its latest relief effort through a new app.
As of Saturday, about 7 million people had registered with the government’s Rao Chana (“We Win”) economic relief app, Kulaya Tantitemit, the acting director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office, said.
“The rate of sign-ups will slow down now that most people appear to have done so early on. We expect 10 million to have registered using the app by the end of Feb 12, the last day for on-line registration,” she said.
After on-line registration, an in-person process will commence on Feb 15 at designated state banks.
The government approved the 210-billion-baht “Rao Chana” (We Win) financial aid scheme on Jan 19. Under the scheme, the government provides 7,000 baht per person over two months to 31 million people affected by the pandemic.
The scheme does not cover…
