The cabinet on Tuesday approved 12.8 billion baht in cash handouts to help low-income earners, the latest bid by the government to boost consumption in the struggling economy. The cash will be distributed to 5.4 million people earning up to 100,000 baht a year, Nattaporn Jatusripitak, an adviser to the commerce minister, told reporters. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha also told reporters the government was planning additional measures to boost year-end spending.

Source: Bangkok Post November 22, 2016 07:16 UTC