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Hundreds more hotels, shops accused of defrauding travel subsidy

Hundreds more hotels, shops accused of defrauding travel subsidy 26 published : 19 Feb 2021 at 15:55 26 Representatives of the Tourism Authority of Thailand file complaints against hotels and shops for making false claims under the We Travel Together subsidy programme, at the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok on Friday. (Photo supplied) The Tourism Authority of Thailand has brought charges against 934 more hotels and shops for fraudulent claims on the government s We Travel Together co-payment scheme, with total damage now estimated at 1.7 billion baht. TAT deputy governor Somradee Chitchong, accompanied by legal staff, filed the complaints with the Crime Suppression Division on Friday. She refused to talk with reporters. 

800 businesses accused of cheating co-payment scheme

36 National police chief Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk announces legal action against suspected embezzlers in the We Travel Together tourism subsidy scheme, at the Royal Thai Police Office in Bangkok on Wednesday. (Photo by Arnun Chonmahatrakool) More than 800 hotels, restaurants and shops have been accused of defrauding the popular Rao Tiew Duay Kan ( We Travel Together) co-payment scheme, according to police. The Rao Tiew Duay Kan scheme allows struggling businesses in the tourism sector to receive government subsidies amid the coronavirus pandemic. The programme was meant to stimulate local tourism. About 3.5 million people registered to participate in the scheme when it was launched in July.

9,000 people face tourism subsidy fraud charges

9,000 people face tourism subsidy fraud charges 28 published : 27 Jan 2021 at 19:10 28 National police chief Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk, centre, chairs a press conference on action against the embezzlement of the We Travel Together subsidy scheme, at the Royal Thai Police Office in Bangkok on Wednesday. (Photo: Arnun Chonmahatrakool) Police will prosecute about 9,000 people who allegedly conspired with hoteliers and shop owners to defraud the We Travel Together stimulus scheme, the national police chief said on Wednesday. Pol Gen Suwat Jangyodsuk, commissioner of the Royal Thai Police Office, held a press conference after Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police raided two hotels and numerous shops in Chaiyaphum and Phuket provinces on Wednesday morning in a move against widespread embezzlement of government funds through abuse of the We Travel Together scheme.

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