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UNBELIEVABLE: Co payment spending reaches b43 billion in first month | History Defined

Customers buy pork at a stall participating in the government’s Thai Chuay Thai Plus co-payment scheme at the Bang Kapi market in Bangkok on June 1, the first day of the four-month consumption stimulus programme. As of June 30, total spending under the scheme was 43.2 billion baht. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)

Total spending in the first month of the government’s “Thai Chuay Thai Plus” (Thais Help Thais) co-payment scheme reached 43.2 billion baht, with 1.2 billion remaining unspent, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday.

Of the total amount, 18.4 billion baht came from consumer spending, comprising 18 billion spent at participating stores and 448 million spent through food delivery platforms, according to the ministry’s Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).

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