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Ministry to review welfare card rules

Crowds gather outside Krungthai Bank’s Bang Yai Market branch in Nonthaburi on June 4 seeking help in registering for the new round of state welfare cards. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

The Finance Ministry will review the eligibility criteria for the state welfare card scheme following concerns that some elderly parents have been unfairly disqualified after their children claimed tax deductions on their behalf, despite not providing any financial support.

Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said on Monday that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul had instructed the ministry to re-examine the rule after receiving complaints from members of the public.

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