Thai economy will earn THB120bil as parties spend big in vote battle


BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Election campaigns will generate up to THB120 billion for the Thai economy, the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce’s Centre for Economic and Business Forecasting said.

“Political parties will go into full gear with campaigning for votes now that the election date has been set,” the centre’s director Thanawat Polvichai said on Wednesday (March 22).

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