BANGKOK: The Thai government is forging ahead with a 500 billion baht (US$13.9 billion) handout scheme and may still need to borrow to finance it, a deputy finance minister said on Wednesday (March 20).
Julapun Amornvivat made the remarks in parliament, which began a three-day debate on a 3.48 trillion baht ($96.5 billion) budget bill for the 2024 fiscal year, aimed at reviving South-East Asia's second-largest economy.
