Thailand approves extra $433 million for coronavirus frontliners

[snoop1130]

FILE PHOTO: A government worker sprays disinfectant on a street amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand, January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved an additional 14.5 billion baht ($433.2 million) in financial support, mainly for medical workers, as the Southeast Asian country struggles to deal with its biggest COVID-19 outbreak to date.

 

Of the total, about 12.7 billion baht will be offered to medical workers, while the remaining 1.88 billion will be for other officials assisting with public vaccinations, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said in a statement.

 

The government has approved about 322 billion baht in relief measures since the latest outbreak began in April. It has accounted for most of the country's total 795,951 cases and 6,588 deaths.

 

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[Scrotobike]

Where does the cash keep coming from?

[internationalism]

so the army will continue to spray chemicals on the streets, pavements, myanmar border jungle and at any other place they fancy.

good exercise, as stupid it is, because brings back money from taxpayers to generals pockets.

 

and those 1.88 bln goes to civil servants, for doing nothing particular but having photo shoot opportunity at vaccination sites. How well they are taken care off

Edited August 10, 2021 by internationalism

[mark131v]

21 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

he remaining 1.88 billion will be for other officials assisting with public vaccinations

Bet there are lots of fellows in various colour of uniform 'assisting' but I reckon they will be mainly assisting their bank accounts...

[smedly]

17 minutes ago, Scrotobike said:

Where does the cash keep coming from?

more important - where is it going ?

 

Like I have said many times - where there's a budget there's a way

[Mr Meeseeks]

20 minutes ago, internationalism said:

good exercise, as stupid it is, because brings back money from taxpayers to generals pockets.

Bingo. We have a winner.

[ezzra]

34 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

mainly for medical workers

Yes... and Sod the rest of the country...

Edited August 10, 2021 by ezzra

[Airalee]

Is there anybody else who after reading these articles, goes straight to xe.com to check the exchange rate?

[law ling]

I don't know how great is the need for this money by medical and related people ... and if their need is indeed greater than the need to buy more vaccines.

[it is what it is]

2 hours ago, Scrotobike said:

Where does the cash keep coming from?

quantative easing?