Pheu Thai candidate in Bangkok says incomes have fallen by 2% since 2020 as economy is failing

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Pheu Thai candidate Juthaphon Keturathorn who is standing in central Bangkok called on voters to deliver 300 MPs for her party in order to tackle the sputtering economy with her party’s pro-growth, bigger borrowing and higher income policies.

 

by Joseph O' Connor

Bangkok candidate for the main opposition party reminds voters that this election is about the economy and why change must come. Juthaphon Keturathorn calls for the public to make sure Pheu Thai gets 300 seats in the new parliament after the May 7th General Election to deal with the economic crisis and inertia facing Thailand as it falls behind other countries.

A Pheu Thai candidate in central Bangkok has called on voters to come out and help elect at least 300 MPs for the main opposition party in order to save the stuttering Thai economy. Juthaphon Keturathorn said that Thailand may be facing a technical recession and that the country’s income per capita for the last two years from 2020 until the end of 2022 has actually fallen by 2% leaving it trailing significantly behind other countries in Asia.  

 

A Pheu Thai candidate for the General Election in central Bangkok has urged the public to get out and vote in the forthcoming General Election in order to bring an end to Thailand’s lacklustre economic performance in the last eight years under General Prayut Chan ocha.

 

Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2023/02/23/pheu-thai-candidate-says-income-per-capita-has-fallen-by-2-per-cent/

 

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[ThailandRyan]

But Prayut says the economy is recovering, others say inflation is minimal and the economy is strengthening. Seems like there is a mixed message being sent by the Bankers and this government.

[zzaa09]

Are they truly looking to fix things or just campaign talk? 

[morrobay]

Informative opinion from economist on this from yesterday's paper. Basically tourism is not a high value added product. 

[sungod]

1 hour ago, zzaa09 said:

Are they truly looking to fix things or just campaign talk? 

One thing we will be sure of, he she gets elected then no doubt her income will rise!