On 22 September the cabinet extended the Thai Chuay Thai Plus (60/40) support scheme by two months, citing high energy prices and ongoing geopolitical conflict. This is an opinion column arguing that repeated short-term relief measures, funded partly by a 200 billion baht loan, may crowd out structural reforms. For a small business, plan for the scheme's support to continue only through the extension period, and do not assume further handouts will replace productivity and cost improvements.