Cabinet Puts Bt10,000 Benefit for the Elderly on Hold

The cabinet instructed the Finance Ministry on 3rd December to review the second phase of the digital wallet scheme, under which about four million people over 60 would have received a 10,000 baht cash benefit next January.

Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said on 3rd December that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra asked the Finance Ministry to study the legal aspects of the scheme in more detail and to resubmit its findings to the cabinet for consideration.

He offered an assurance, however, that the cash will be distributed within January.