The Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) is preparing to launch the "Savings Plus" programme, which issues savings bonds monthly valued at 2 billion baht in an effort to encourage people to save.Jindarat Viriyathavikul, director-general of the PDMO, said the programme is a continuation of the Finance Ministry's initiative following the issuance of the 400-billion-baht emergency loan decree.
The measure aims to help ease the public's cost-of-living burden, while supporting investment in the transition from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy.
The Savings Plus programme is scheduled to launch in early June, offering monthly investing in government savings bonds to encourage saving.
The bonds can be purchased through the Bond Connect platform on Streaming, operated by the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
Government savings bonds are considered one of the lowest-risk investment instruments, she said. Investors can purchase as little as one unit priced at 1,000 baht, with maturities comprising three, five and 10 years.
