Economics
Thailand to Give $4.6 Billion Cash Handout to Farming Households
- Some 10 million farming households will get about $462
- Policy is latest step to mitigate economic impact of virus
A farmer collects sugarcane at a farm in the Nam Phong district of Khon Kaen, Thailand.
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Thailand plans to pay 10 million farming households a cash handout of 15,000 baht ($462) at a cost of $4.6 billion, in its latest effort to mitigate the impact of the novel coronavirus outbreak.