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UNCOVERED: Stimulus with strings attached - The Untold Story

A street vendor pushes a cart of fresh fruit along a road in Bangkok. The new co-payment scheme is expected to support small businesses. (Photo: AFP)

During the Bhumjaithai Party election campaign, party leader Anutin Charnvirakul coined a viral phrase upon becoming premier: "I will make my fellow citizens cry out, 'Enough, enough -- we're too rich. We can't handle it anymore!'"

The remark reflected the party's confidence in economic stimulus through several mechanisms, notably the "Thai Chuay Thai Plus" (Thais Help Thais) co-payment scheme, which is being relaunched today. The initiative is financed through a portion of the disputed 400-billion-baht emergency loan decree.

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