Thai Prime Minister Srettha will announce the digital wallet plan at 2 pm local time on Friday. (Golden Ten)
Earlier news, Thailand’s Deputy Minister of Finance Julapun Amornvivat said that the government’s digital currency plan to issue 10,000 baht (approximately US$280) to each citizen of the country over the age of 16 cannot be implemented in February 2024 as originally planned. Expanded 1 day ago.
Previously, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin planned to issue 10,000 baht (approximately US$280) in digital currency to each Thai citizen over 16 years old, totaling approximately 548 billion baht (approximately US$15 billion). The issuance of digital currency will be implemented through a new “super application”. Pheu Pheu Thai sees the plan as central to its plan to revitalize Thailand's economy.