Poll finds 80% of people register to receive Digital Wallet money

Government House, Poll by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce: 80% of the public register to receive Digital Wallet money; Senate passes additional budget of 122 billion baht Mr. Chai Wachirong, spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office, revealed that the Senate meeting passed the draft of the additional budget bill for 2024, with a budget of 122 billion baht, to be used in the Digital Wallet top-up project in 3 readings. The government confirmed that the budget will be used according to the objectives, transparently, and verifiably, in accordance with the goals for the people and to stimulate economic development. A survey of a sample group from the Economic and Business Forecasting Center of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, which asked about the use of Digital Wallet, found that most people who passed the conditions for receiving Digital Wallet registered, totaling 82.6%, while 17.4% did not register. The sample group used 10,000 baht at one time at 64.1%, divided it up to spend multiple times at 14.7%, and were not sure at 21.2%. The types of products to be used included consumer goods such as food and clothing at 32.7%, educational products at 17.7%, beverages (non-alcoholic) and personal items at 16.9%, agricultural raw materials at 11.5%, medicine at 8.4%, incense, candles and offerings, and offering sets for monks at 6.5%, agricultural products and community products at 6.2%. 'The number of registrations and public opinions have given the government encouragement to implement the Digital Wallet economic stimulus policy. This money is meaningful to the people who have been waiting for it and is in line with the government's intention from the beginning to implement policies that are correct, transparent, verifiable, and in accordance with fiscal discipline. The government thanks everyone for their support and asks for confidence that from the number of registrations, the government will create an economic storm to stimulate the Thai economy,' said Mr. Chai. Source: Thai News A gency