BANGKOK: The launch of Thailand's US$13.5 billion handout programme later this month is certain to give a lift to the economy, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Tuesday (Sept 17), as her government promised more stimulus measures ahead.
The government will distribute about 145 billion baht ($4.36 billion) or a third of the overall amount from Sept. 25 to low-income earners and vulnerable groups to kick-start the stimulus drive for South-East Asia's second-largest economy, which grew just 1.9% last year, far adrift of peers.
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