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Stimulus package a tough choice amid funds crunch
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- Thailand's new Cabinet approved a 44 billion baht "Khon La Khrueng Plus" stimulus package, offering co-payment subsidies to 20 million Thais to boost consumer spending and project a 0.22% GDP growth increase.
- The stimulus package is introduced amidst a significant funds crunch and persistent fiscal deficits, with the Finance Minister defending it as necessary and funded by existing budgets to ensure fiscal discipline.
- International credit rating agencies like Moody's and Fitch have revised Thailand's sovereign rating outlook to negative, citing concerns over weakening fiscal strength, prolonged political uncertainty, and an already sluggish economic recovery.
- Experts endorse the co-payment scheme as a crucial measure to counter slowing economic growth and global headwinds, viewing it as more effective for stimulating the economy at the grassroots level than previous initiatives.
- The government has pledged to implement fiscal reforms, including revising its medium-term fiscal framework and enhancing tax collection, to address the budget deficit and affirm its commitment to fiscal sustainability.
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