August 23, 2008
Bangkok - The government planned to promote saving among the working people more to cope with the aged people society in the future.
The dependency rate of the elders on working people tended to increase more from last year.
The rate will rise nearly one fold to 19.6% in 2010, according to the Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board.
The dependency rate will also hike three times to reach 29.6% in 2025 and would go up continually.
This reflects Thai society fully become the elders society.
To ensure people will have sufficient income for the future, the Government Pension Fund (GPF) encouraged them to starting saving since their working life period.
