(Varuth Hirunyatheb)The third phase of the Chim, Shop, Chai (taste, shop, spend) scheme will seek cabinet approval today, providing up to a 20% cash rebate to 2 million recipients. The rebate rises to 20% for more than 30,000 to 50,000 baht spent, with up to 8,500 baht available in cash back. Some 10 million participants in the first phase and 3 million in the second phase received a 1,000-baht cash handout as well a cash rebate of up to 20%. The cash handout needs to be spent using the Pao Tang app at participating shops in specified provinces within two weeks. The ministry has encouraged people to spend their money through Pao Tang's G-wallet 2, but only 700 million baht has been spent so far.

Source: Bangkok Post November 11, 2019 22:59 UTC