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THAI GOVT CONSIDERS SMART CARD-USE AS FOOD COUPONS FOR THE POOR
BANGKOK, June 12 (TNA) – The so-called Smart Cards held by individual
low-income earners might be used in place of coupons for the authorities to provide them with food and other subsistence items in the face of today's rising cost of living, according to Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Surapong Suebwonglee.
The Smart Cards for low-income earners, whether in urban or rural areas countrywide might turn into a prepaid monthly card for the holders to have access to food and other goods at discounted prices as well as reduced travelling expenses.
The plan to allocate food and other items via the Smart Cards in place of food coupons for low-income earners in urban and rural areas nationwide is being considered by the National Economic and Social Development Board, the Budget Bureau and the Fiscal Policy Office, the finance minister said.
The planned subsistence aid for the low-income earners to make do in the face of the rapidly rising cost of living might last a six-months to one-year time, according to the finance minister.
In order to plug possible leaks and embezzlement or other cheaters in the system, those entitled to such subsistence aid would be required to register with the authorities and to be verified by the Bank for
Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives or community leaders, he added.
low-income earners might be used in place of coupons for the authorities to provide them with food and other subsistence items in the face of today's rising cost of living, according to Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Surapong Suebwonglee.
The Smart Cards for low-income earners, whether in urban or rural areas countrywide might turn into a prepaid monthly card for the holders to have access to food and other goods at discounted prices as well as reduced travelling expenses.
The plan to allocate food and other items via the Smart Cards in place of food coupons for low-income earners in urban and rural areas nationwide is being considered by the National Economic and Social Development Board, the Budget Bureau and the Fiscal Policy Office, the finance minister said.
The planned subsistence aid for the low-income earners to make do in the face of the rapidly rising cost of living might last a six-months to one-year time, according to the finance minister.
In order to plug possible leaks and embezzlement or other cheaters in the system, those entitled to such subsistence aid would be required to register with the authorities and to be verified by the Bank for
Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives or community leaders, he added.
