B1bn Changes Hands on 1st Day of Resumed Co-Payment Scheme

BANGKOK, Feb 3 (TNA) – About 5 million people exercised their right to the half-half co-payment scheme of the government on its first day of implementation, causing over 1 billion baht to change hands.

Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana said the fourth phase of the co-payment scheme started on Feb 1 and saw about 5 million people using the 50% government subsidy on basic consumer products, the sales of which amounted to about 1 billion baht on the first day of implementation alone.

In the fourth phase of the co-payment scheme, the government hands 1,200 baht to each recipient via the Pao Tang app.

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