The Prime Minister confirms that the government is giving priority to solving teacher debt problems.

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Bangkok: , The Prime Minister confirms that the government is giving priority to solving the teacher debt problem. Behind Government Savings Bank Pilot approval of loans for cooperatives Teacher Mueang Kanchanaburi Reduce the problem of informal debt

Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister, published a message through the user account @thavisin on the X application regarding solving the debt problem of teachers.

The Prime Minister stated that the government is giving importance to solving the teacher debt problem. Yesterday (31 May 2024), Police General Permpoon Chidchob, Minister of Education, Mr. Paophum Rojanasakul, Deputy Minister of Finance and Mr. Kittirat Na Ranong witnessed the signing of the loan contract. at Government Savings Bank Provided to the Kanchanaburi Teachers Savings Cooperative which is a cooperative The first to consolidate debt and fix debt for 13,258 members with a credit limit of 2,000 million baht. The interest rate for all types of credit lines averages 2.88% per year in order to redu
ce the interest rate burden on government teachers. There will be no need to borrow money outside the system. which saves money for teachers in Kanchanaburi It will be considered a prototype model for cooperatives 2, 3, 4 and other cooperatives. The whole country will follow soon.

Source: Thai News Agency