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PM readying 'NY gifts' to boost spending

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha speaks to reporters at Government House on Tuesday. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday confirmed which "New Year gifts", including shopping and tourism stimulus schemes, would be submitted to the cabinet after he returns from an official trip to Europe in Brussels next week.

The gifts in question are expected to include the revival of the "Shop Dee Mee Kuen" (shop and payback scheme) tax incentive for shoppers and the reintroduced "Rao Tiew Duay Kan" (We Travel Together) tourism promotion programme.

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