Thailand's stalled cash handout scheme sours voters on ruling party


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  • Monday, 02 Jun 2025

FILE PHOTO: A man buys foods at a market as Thailand is to inject $15.2 bln into economy next year through its digital wallet policy, in Bangkok, Thailand, October 2, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Rungthiwa Pimphanit waited months for a long-promised cash handout of 10,000 baht ($307) from Thailand's ruling party, which she backed in 2023 elections, but now the scheme to stimulate a stalling economy has been put on ice.

"I'm very disappointed and angry," said the 34-year-old government employeefrom the northeastern province of Nong Bua Lam Phu, who had counted on the money to pay for her son's school supplies.

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