The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is preparing its systems to support the government’s digital wallet handout and ensure smooth implementation for 50 million Thais. DES Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong directed the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) to oversee security for the 500-billion-baht digital wallet scheme, while the Digital Government Agency (DGA) is responsible for …
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, right, explains the government’s digital wallet scheme at a press conference in November 2023. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu) More petitions calling for intervention by independent organisations in the government’s digital wallet handout scheme have been lodged, with critics saying the 500 billion baht scheme may jeopardise the country’s fiscal security if it …
Mr Srettha’s government plans to rely on budget expenditure for its flagship digital wallet scheme. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu) The coalition government led by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin made a significant pivot on its flagship scheme, which aims to hands out 10,000 baht each to 50 million Thais via a digital wallet, shifting from government borrowing, which …
PUBLISHED : 14 Apr 2024 at 06:09 Thaksin: Wallet to improve economy The labour union of the state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) on Saturday called on the government to allay concerns among bank customers over its plan to borrow 172.3 billion baht from the bank to partially finance the digital wallet handout …
Flagship stimulus scheme to ‘boost economy’ in Q4 Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin chairs a meeting on the digital wallet scheme at Government House on Wednesday. (Photo: Government House) The government’s 500-billion-baht digital wallet handout scheme will roll out in force in the fourth quarter to boost economic growth, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Wednesday. …
Digital cash bonus to launch at the end of year Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat, centre, meets supporters of the digital wallet project at the Pheu Thai Party headquarters in October last year. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard) The government will launch its flagship digital wallet handout scheme in the last quarter of the year, with the …