Thailand: Ailing economy to get Baht100bil injection from Oct-Dec; two new covid-19 cases

Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow. - The Nation Thailand/Asian News Network

BANGKOK, Sept 25 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Government stimulus schemes are expected to inject Bt100 billion into the economy in the last three months of this year, Deputy Prime Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow told the Krungthep Turakit newspaper.

The Bt100-billion injection will come both from government spending and from people’s spending under three stimulus measures.Under the first measure, 14 million welfare cardholders will receive an extra monthly discount of Bt500 from October to December on their shopping.