Savings fund gets Bt164m
THE NATIONAL Savings Fund (NSF) has received deposits of more than Bt164 million from people on its first day.
Depositors are members of the NSF, who will enjoy financial contributions from the government as they are saving money for their retirement life via the fund.
“The government will continue to support the NSF so as to provide a form of security for people,” Government Spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said yesterday.
He said 183,281 bank accounts were registered with the total of Bt164.47 million through three state banks – the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (Bt159.57 million in 177,624 accounts), the Government Savings Bank (Bt2.8 million in 4,099 accounts), and Krungthai Bank (Bt2.06 million in 1,558 accounts).
These numbers illustrated people’s enthusiasm and determination to ensure a regular flow of income during their retirements, he said.
There are now nearly 25 million Thais who can benefit from the NSF.
