The Chamber of Commerce reveals polls pointing out 3 urgent matters that must be done

Bangkok 3 May- University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce Revealing the results of the 2023 election polls, identifying 3 urgent matters: reducing the cost of living - increasing welfare - increasing wages must hurry if it is a government along with specifying an emphasis on selecting policies for each party that are suitable for themselves not focusing on any one party

Mr. Thanawat Phonwichai, President and Chairman of the Advisory Center for Economic and Business Forecasting University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce Revealed at the seminar "The Last Round, Elections, 66 Debates...Economic Policy with 9 Political Parties" by the Economic Journalists Association. and the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce that from the 2023 poll of MPs voters on "expectations about political parties' economic policies" by random sampling 2, 000 samples nationwide The survey found that Reducing the cost of living, a policy that political parties and governments take care of. in which every sample group focused on the cost of living Whether it's water bills, electric train bills and cooking gas bills. Especially those who vote for the first time give the most importance to reducing the cost of living. Including all age groups will focus on the free health check-up policy. internet access and generating income Including providing low-interest loans to SMEs. At the same time, the sample group chose the policies of each party that they thought would be beneficial to themselves. not focusing on any one political party There is a diversity of ideas according to the age range.

However, in doing this poll The organizers surveyed the sample group, 48.5% male, 51.5% female, consisting of 4 generations as follows: 1. Baby Boomers 2. Generation X 3. Generation Y 4. Generation Z The survey consists of 8 policies as follows.

Policy 1: Policy to stimulate the economy The survey found that the first 3 policies that people pay attention to are: 1. Increase the minimum wage, for example, to 450-600 baht/day. 2. Increase the salary rate, for example, raise a bachelor's degree to 25,000 baht/month. 3. Increase the living allowance. give the elderly, for example, 1,000-5,000 baht/month, and the project that receives attention, for example, giving money to raise young children from birth to 6 years, for example, 1,200 baht/month, We Travel Together Project, Region 2, Village Bank/Community Bank, 2 million each baht

The first policy that each GEN pays attention to is Baby Boomers and GEN Y, mainly focusing on the policy of increasing the old age allowance, while GEN X is focusing on increasing the money in the government welfare card, while GEN Z will choose Focus on increasing the minimum wage. and salary rate increases

Policy 2 Labor/Employment Policy The survey found that the first 3 policies that people pay attention to are 1. Creating new jobs for the elderly group 2. Bringing self-employed people into the social security system 3. Withdrawing 30% of the insured money can be used first.

By dividing each GEN, it will be found that the policy that Baby Boomers and GEN X focus on is labor policy, creating new jobs for the elderly, while GEN Y focuses on bringing self-employed people into the social security system. And GEN Z will focus on bringing self-employed people into the social security system. and withdrawing 30% of the insured's money can be used first

Policy 3 Cost of living reduction policy The survey found that the first 3 policies that people pay attention to are 1. Reducing electricity bills 2. Reducing oil prices and 3. Reducing cooking gas prices. The second most popular policy is the reduction of water bills, the first 40,000 baht of salaries are tax-free, and a single card can be topped up for all basic public services. for an easier life Reduce the fare rate of the electric train to 20 baht throughout the line by a policy to reduce the cost of living. People tend to pay attention and give quite a lot of attention. If divided by GEN, it will be found that the policies that Baby Boomers GEN X, Y and Z focus on are reducing the price of cooking gas, reducing electricity costs, and reducing water costs. Because it reduces the burden and reduces the cost of living for the people.

Policy 4 Debt solution policy According to the survey, the first 3 policies that people pay attention to are: 1. Debt suspension for 3 years, early stop, interest free, no more than 1 million baht per person. living A part of the contribution, for example, no more than 30% can be brought out to buy a house / reduce home debt.

However, if divided by GEN, it will be found that Baby Boomers and GEN X and Y give priority to a 3-year debt suspension, free of interest, no more than 1 million baht per person, while GEN Z prioritizes unlocking for frog members. b. and provident fund members A part of the contribution, for example, not more than 30% can be brought out to buy a house / reduce home debt.

Policy 5 Welfare Policy According to the survey, it was found that the first 3 policies that people pay attention to are 1. Free health check-ups 2. Free treatment for all diseases, 30 baht plus gold card 3. Subsidize home improvement costs for the elderly, such as helping no more than 50,000 baht / house. The three least important policies are: 1. Free education until bachelor's degree 2. Public pension 3,000 baht/month, target of 5 million people (pension lottery) and 3. Giving money to receive newborn babies, such as 3,000 baht/person. all groups Emphasis on health care And reducing the cost of living is important.

If divided by GEN, it was found that in the survey of welfare policies in every group that Free treatment policy for all diseases free health check and study for free until bachelor's degree It is a policy that every group sees as important. It also found that the Baby Boomers group is paying attention to subsidizing the cost of home improvement for the elderly. And give the right to learn to enhance skills, change careers for free, unlimited.

Policy 6 Economic development policy According to the survey, it was found that the first 3 policies that people pay attention to are 1. Allocate funds to support the improvement / development of tourist attractions 2. Allocate funds to support the development of tourism community potential 3. Develop a Thai nationality tourism platform The second most important policy is bringing gray businesses into the economy legally. Powering the Industry with Soft Power and develop a Thai online sales platform

However, if divided by GEN, it was found that Baby Boomers and GEN X, Y focused on bringing gray businesses into the economy, while GEN Z focused on developing a Thai online sales platform. It was also found that Financial allocation policy to support tourism community potential development and development of tourist attractions It is a policy that every GEN sees as a very important policy.

The 7th policy is agricultural policy. According to the survey, it was found that the first 3 policies that people pay attention to are 1. Creating a new generation of agriculture 2. Income insurance, paying the difference 3. Giving subsidies to farmers groups, such as 100,000 baht per year/group. The policy that gives less importance is expanding the electricity area for agriculture. push up agricultural product prices/set up a fund to support agricultural product prices and farmers can sell carbon credits As for the suspension of farmers' debts There are some groups that focus on

If separated by each GEN, it will be found that in the GEN X, Y and Z groups, the emphasis is on the distribution of free rice varieties, reducing the cost of fertilizers, reducing the cost of pesticides. and solving the problem of arable land for agriculture It is a policy that GEN Z and Baby Boomers consider important. While creating a new generation of farmers It is the only thing that every GEN pays attention to such policies the most.

Policy 8: Policy to help SMEs According to the survey, it was found that the first 3 policies that people pay attention to are 1. SME access to capital 2. Low interest loans 1% per month, interest payments within 6 months to 3 years 3. SME lottery, buy SME products, get lottery tickets.

In this last policy, if divided by GEN, it will be found that Baby Boomers group viewed that low-interest loans. And SMEs have access to capital, which is what the GEN prioritizes, while the GEN X group focuses on SMEs' access to capital. and SME lottery Including low-interest loans, while GEN Y, Z groups focus on low-interest loans. Stop collecting taxes for SMEs SMEs have access to capital and reduce corporate income tax.

Mr. Thanawat added that The top 3 outstanding policies that the new government needs to take urgent action are: 1. Reduce the cost of living of the people to an appropriate level. 2. Increase welfare in various areas. to the public (Especially medical welfare and elderly premiums) 3. Increase the minimum wage. and skill development As for the secondary policies, such as solving poverty-debt problems and reduce inequality in Thai society create business opportunities for entrepreneurs, etc.

However, what people want to ask politicians is where the money comes from for various policies. or from public taxes or money outside the budget speak out policy Urgent and actionable policies What are the 3 urgent policies that can be done? How will the economy grow? and how much wasted Public debt will increase or not.-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency