Debt event offers relief for those hit by Covid-19 – Bangkok Post

The government has rolled out a debt mediation programme for debtors having problems repaying debts in light of Covid-19. Deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed various agencies to help debtors by preventing them from missing repayments and suffering from its consequences on their work. The Bank of Thailand, the…

Multibillion-dollar debt relief for minority farmers is backed by House committee – Successful Farming

The House Agriculture Committee approved a landmark $4 billion program of debt relief for socially disadvantaged farmers on Wednesday despite Republican objections that the aid was an unconstitutional form of reverse discrimination. Chairman David Scott, a Georgia Democrat, said minority farmers deserved the help because they had been overlooked in the mammoth trade war and…

House panel to vote on SNAP extension and minority farmer debt relief – Successful Farming

Following President Bidens lead, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee proposed an extension until Sept. 30 of the temporary 15% increase in SNAP benefits on Tuesday. ChairmanDavid Scottalso included a sweeping proposal for the government to pay off USDA loans and USDA-guaranteed loans held by socially disadvantaged farmers to put our Black farmers in…