File photo: Pichai Chunhavajira
Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira has revealed that 14.2 million vulnerable and disabled Thais will receive their 10,000 baht cash benefit from the digital wallet scheme on September 25, funded by the 140 billion baht supplementary budget for the 2024 fiscal year.
The remaining 30 million people who have subscribed to the scheme are unlikely to receive the money within this year, he added.
Asked in which month the payment will be distributed next year, the minister said there are a few options that need to be considered, including whether it will be in two payments of 5,000 baht each, the first in cash and the second in “digital money”.
