Rift between Thai PM Srettha and central bank gets wider

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BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Since taking office, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has set his government several challenges, among them to achieve an average economic growth rate of at least 5% per year over five years and stimulating the economy through a handout of 10,000 baht to the people (the digital wallet project), totalling 5 trillion baht.

The government's plan to use such a large sum poses a challenge to maintaining economic stability and fiscal discipline.