Thailand's $13 bln digital handout scheme to include cash payments, PM says

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Thailand's new Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, announces the government's ambitious $13 billion digital handout plan.

Thailand's new Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, announces the government's ambitious $13 billion digital handout plan.

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In a surprising twist, part of the digital handout will now be distributed in cash, a shift from the original plan.

In a surprising twist, part of the digital handout will now be distributed in cash, a shift from the original plan.

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Critics, including economists and former central bank governors, raise concerns about the fiscal implications of the handout.

Critics, including economists and former central bank governors, raise concerns about the fiscal implications of the handout.

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Backed by her father, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Paetongtarn remains committed to the stimulus plan, despite the challenges ahead.

Backed by her father, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Paetongtarn remains committed to the stimulus plan, despite the challenges ahead.

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday said part of the government's vaunted 450 billion baht ($13.1 billion) "digital wallet" handout will be distributed in cash, in another change to its flagship populist policy.