Thailand to Give $4.2 Billion in Cash Handouts to Boost Economy
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Thailand will start rolling out a one-time cash assistance to its citizens this month, as authorities seek to revitalize Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy
The government will on Sept. 25 transfer 10,000 baht ($296.4) each to around 14.2 million Thais that form part of the economically vulnerable group, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira told the nation’s parliament on Thursday. He, however, didn’t commit a timeline for payment to others that registered for the program.