BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand will roll out its digital wallet handout scheme the first quarter of next year, delayed from February, a deputy finance minister said on Thursday (Oct 19).
The new government's signature economic programme, which has received criticism from many economists, aims to give 10,000 baht (US$274.27) in handouts via digital wallets to more than 50 million people, to be spent in local communities.
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