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Pheu Thai vows 3,000 baht floor for low-income Thais
FRIDAY, JANUARY 09, 2026
Pheu Thai PM candidate Yodchanan vows to top up low incomes to 3,000 baht/month and back overseas Thai businesses, as Julapun attacks Anutin ahead of Feb 8
TDRI warns populism risks fiscal trap and credit downgrade
THURSDAY, JANUARY 08, 2026
Populist handouts risk a fiscal trap and possible credit downgrade; the next government to focus on jobs, sustainable welfare and open data to curb graft
Moody’s cuts Thailand outlook, warns on populist policies: TDRI
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2025
TDRI Scholar says Moody’s downgrade Thailand's outlook to “negative” reflects rising economic risks, urges government to halt cash handouts and focus on sustainable measures instead.
SMEs want Thai govt to focus on sufficiency economy, avoid populist policies
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 07, 2024
The six areas they want the Paetongtarn administration to focus on
Cash handouts: Boon or bane for Thailand’s long-term growth?
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2024
Economists warn that populist policies may create dependence and hinder the country’s goal of becoming a high-income nation
Economic restructuring is the urgent pill Thailand needs
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2023
Populist policies will not heal Thailand’s economic wounds, the country will have a more stable economic future if it can achieve a 4% economic growth, an economist said.
New Thai govt’s populist policies may overwhelm an already weak economy, warn bankers
TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2023
Thailand’s banking community is worried that the populist policies of the new coalition government, led by the Move Forward Party, may lead to a higher budget deficit.
Voters expect tax hikes by next government to fund populist promises: survey
MONDAY, MAY 01, 2023
Most voters expect the next government to raise both the personal income tax and corporate tax rates to earn enough revenue for financing populist pre-election promises, an opinion survey has found.
Experts warn populist election promises could wreck Thai economy
SUNDAY, APRIL 02, 2023
Thailand has shifted too far towards short-term populism while ignoring long-term development that secures higher income and living standards.
Pro-junta party waters down Pheu Thai win in Northeast
MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019
THE GOVERNMENT’S populist policies and staunch support has helped pro-junta Phalang Pracharat snatch votes from the Shinawatra-backed Pheu Thai in the Northeast, a scholar from Mahasarakham University said yesterday.