Govt planning to extend co-payment shopping scheme as ‘New Year gift’
The Finance Ministry is considering launching a second phase of the “Khon La Khrueng” (Let's Go Halves) subsidised-shopping scheme early next year as a “New Year gift” to consumers, said minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith on Wednesday.
The scheme, which currently runs from October 23 to December 31, offers about 10 million citizens discounts of up to Bt150 per day on purchases at participating stores, capped at Bt3,000 throughout the period.
Arkhom said that the ministry is also mulling whether to raise the subsidy from Bt150 per day.
All details would be finalised next month, he added.
He insisted that the government has enough budget to finance the scheme. He said the money will come from the Bt400 billion earmarked to aid the grassroots economy, which is part of the Bt1 trillion in borrowing to aid recovery from the Covid-19 crisis.
