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DARK SECRETS: Rich might not get b10 000 handout | Vintage Vibes

A screen in a meeting room at Government House displays information at the the first session of the digital wallet steering committee on Oct 5. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

The government is considering revising its 10,000-baht digital wallet handout scheme by excluding wealthy people, Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has been defending the scheme against critics who say that its cost, at 560 billion baht, is too much. They say it is still not clear how the programme will be funded.

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