On 28 May 2021, the Royal Gazette published "Ministerial Regulation Prescribing the Social Security Fund Contribution Rate B.E. 2564 (2021)" to help individuals and businesses cope with the financial challenges that they face during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the Regulation, the employers' and the employees' contributions to the Social Security Fund have been reduced from 5% to 2.5% of the employee’s monthly wages from 1 June 2021 until 31 August 2021.