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HISTORICAL FACTS: Govt subsidy schemes run past b68bn | History Defined

More than 68 billion baht has been spent under three government subsidy schemes designed to help reduce the cost of living and stimulate the economy, says a government spokesman.

As of Wednesday, the fourth phase of the co-payment "Khon La Khrueng" co-payment subsidy scheme with nearly 41 million participants injected 60.1 billion baht into the economy, said government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana.

The fourth phase of a scheme to increase the purchasing power of state-welfare cardholders saw total spending of 7.6 billion baht among 13.37 million participants.

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