More than half of the respondents to a recent poll have little to no confidence in the government’s ability to tackle pressing economic problems, while more than 70% praise the “digital wallet” scheme as the government’s most outstanding policy delivery in its first three months in office, according to a Suan Dusit Poll of Suan Dusit University.
The survey shows 54.99% of the 1,162 respondents do not believe that the government will be able to solve the country’s economic problems, compared to 45.01% who have confidence in the government.
According to the survey, 70.84% of the respondents said that the most urgent issues for the government are cost of living, job creation and increasing personal incomes. 61.53% said illegal narcotics should be addressed as a priority, while 59.62% want the government to address the whole economic system.
Regarding the performance of the government in the past three months, 39.85% said that it is too early to judge, 28.14% said the government had under-performed, while 24.96% said its performance was in line with their expectations. 7.05% said the performance was better than expected.
Meanwhile 56.69% said the government has performed well in boosting tourism, while 49.06% praised the government’s welfare card program for the poor.
Regarding what the people expect from the prime minister, 49.14% want the government to improve the economy, reduce the cost of living and increase incomes. 44.50% want the prime minister to improve communication with the people and to be more receptive to their needs, while 39.36% want her to crack down hard on cybercrime, illegal narcotics and dark influences.
