Bangkok, May 21 -- Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on May 20 clarified the cabinet's decision to shift the budget originally allocated for the digital wallet cash handout programme in phase 3 to fund a new 157 billion THB (4.75 billion USD) economic stimulus plan. She said the 10,000-THB cash handout project had already supported vulnerable groups and the elderly in the first two rounds of distribution. However, the introduction of US tariffs has prompted the government to reconsider the next phase of the cash handout. She pointed out that the Bank of Thailand and the National Economic and Social Development Council recommended reviewing the best use of funds, prioritising urgent national needs over the digital wallet programme...