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22m citizens apply for welfare

State welfare cardholders make purchases under the We Win scheme in Samut Prakan province last year. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)

More than 22 million Thais have registered for state welfare cards, with many of them thought to be suffering from economic hardships caused by the pandemic, says Deputy Finance Minister Santi Promphat.

The latest round of registration, which ended in October, saw around one-third of the country's adult population apply.

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