"Phumtham" asks to wait for the cabinet to decide whether to distribute cash to vulnerable groups on 20 Sept. or not, confirms that the cannabis policy - entertainment complex has no opposition parties, points out that when it is a government policy, all parties must agree. Mr. Phumtham Vejjayachai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, talked about the progress of the 10,000 baht digital wallet handout project. Will it start to be distributed to vulnerable groups on September 20? He said that he did not know because the date has not been set. After the first cabinet meeting on September 17, 2024, this matter should be considered in the meeting. He asked that Mr. Pichai Chunhavajira, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, be the one to give a detailed explanation. As for whether or not it will be possible to reassure the public that the money will still be distributed in the project for the second group, Mr. Phumtham said that it is possible because the digital wallet is a government polic y that aims to stimulate the economic system and lay the foundation for the Thai economy to enter the digital system. Even though we can only do some of it right now, we must do it for all purposes. When asked whether the distribution of money in the second part will be divided in half, Mr. Phumtham said that Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, the Prime Minister, has already said that she will start disbursing to all 30 million people who have registered. The spending that needs to reach the hands of the vulnerable groups as soon as possible is the group that is most in difficulty and is a group that can stimulate the economy well because the money in the hands of these people needs to be spent according to the objectives. When asked if spending anywhere is considered to be on target to stimulate the economy, since it can be seen that it is concentrated in specific groups, Mr. Phumtham asked back, what is the agreement? If it is done in a general way, it will be difficult. However, he insisted that he has listene d to all parties and tried his best to fully respond to the needs of the people. If we just argue about this, it will not end. Now that the year has passed, the economic stimulus has been delayed and the people are suffering. Therefore, do not think too much about the details. Just think that we are putting cash in for the people in the vulnerable groups to use. The economic stimulus will occur and the vulnerable groups will be taken care of at the same time. While the government's policies, both the medical cannabis policy and the entertainment complex policy, which some coalition parties previously disagreed with, Mr. Phumtham said that if the policy belongs to the government, it is the shared opinion of all political parties. As for what the policies will be, wait for the government's policy statement day, when everything will be clear. There should not be any problems and there should be no concern because all the policies have been discussed. When asked if the government would see an entertainment comp lex, Mr. Phumtham reiterated that we should listen to the government's policy statement. -317 Source: Thai News Agency