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Stimulus with strings attached
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During the Bhumjaithai Party election campaign, party leader Anutin Charnvirakul coined a viral phrase upon becoming premier: "I will make my fellow citizens cry out, 'Enough, enough -- we're too rich. We can't handle it anymore!'"
Key facts
- BBL maintained its 2026 economic growth projection at 1.5-2%, with a marginal contribution expected from stimulus measures.
- During the Bhumjaithai Party election campaign, party leader Anutin Charnvirakul coined a viral phrase upon becoming premier: "I will make my fellow citizens cry out, 'Enough, enough -- we're too rich
- The remark reflected the party's confidence in economic stimulus through several mechanisms, notably the "Thai Chuay Thai Plus"
- We do not expect GDP growth of 3-4% this year."
- With a total of 270 billion baht set for spending on stimulus, Thai GDP should receive a boost of roughly 0.6%,"
- Finance Ministry officials have repeatedly said every 100 billion baht could generate an economic multiplier of 0.2%, he noted.
Summary
The remark reflected the party's confidence in economic stimulus through several mechanisms, notably the "Thai Chuay Thai Plus" (Thais Help Thais) co-payment scheme, which is being relaunched today. The initiative is financed through a portion of the disputed 400-billion-baht emergency loan decree.
While the scheme may provide short-term relief over four months, cost-of-living pressures are expected to persist, including rising electricity tariffs and volatile energy prices.