Various café vendors working in the Chiang Mai Provincial Hall complex cite the governments’ programme, which supports a 50% cost of food and beverage purchase for up to 150 baht per person per day and 3,000 baht for the duration of the programme, say that business has increased by 30%.
Multiple vendors say that this support of the government has helped people to be able to purchase more, which supports their small businesses. Cups of coffee at the provincial hall’s many café outlets cost an average of 20 baht per cup. With this new programme, consumers are now able to pay only 10 baht per cup, which makes it very affordable during these tough times, said many vendors.
The government is extending the programme for another 1.9 million people and registration ends today at 11pm at www.คนละครึ่ง .com and is only eligible for those who have not yet used the privilege.