March 7, 2008
Bangkok - 57.8% of Thai people were not confident that the government would be able to solve the economic problem and 17.3% believed the security of income earning would still be worse in the next six months, according to Assumption University’s poll.
57.8% had no confidence in the government’s economic problem solving while 5.9% were confident the government would be able to solve the economic problem.
17.3% believed the security of income earning would still be worse in the next six months while 20.4% thought it would still be good.
80% of consumers had no plan to buy new houses, cars or electrical appliances in the next three months while 69.2% had financial problem due to lack of self-sufficiency way of life.
The gross happiness index remained at 6.49 and the interesting point was that those who lived a self-sufficiency life were happier than those who did not.
Finance Ministry tried to increase all groups of people’s income including raising the civil servants’ salaries.
Mr. Korn Chatikavanich, Democrat Party’s deputy secretary general, plans to meet Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee to give four proposals to boost Thai economy.
