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Bangkok Post
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Cash handouts spark concern

Srettha Thavisin, a prime ministerial candidate of the Pheu Thai Party, announces the 10,000-baht handout policy in Nonthaburi province on Wednesday. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

The Pheu Thai Party's promise to give away 10,000 baht to anyone 16 or older as part of its proposed economic stimulus policies has been called into question. How this pledge will be honoured and paid for are among the questions being asked.

The party announced during an electioneering event on Wednesday that if it can form a government after the May 14 general election, it will give 10,000 baht in digital currency to everyone 16 and over to spend on a local economic stimulus project.

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