The Thai Sang Thai Party (TST) has vowed to push for better state welfare for the elderly, saying it plans to offer all of the elderly people a month-to-month allowance of a few, 000 baht.
That rate is about three times more than current monthly allowances offered to people older 60 and older, which range from 600 baht to 1, 000 baht.
The TST yesterday posted to parliament a bill on pension obligations for the elderly plus began drumming up public support for the move.
Thailand must work to ensure a good quality of life for its aged people as the country can officially become a fully-fledged aged society this year and a “hyper aged” society in 2031, said Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, the party chairwoman.
By 2031, 20% of the population will be elderly and most will be poor and in bad health, she mentioned.
The pension programme will also help reduce the financial burden on kids taking care of their older parents, and activate the economy through spending, she mentioned.
The promised 3, 1000 baht monthly free is above the particular country’s poverty tolerance which is between 2, 700 baht and 2, 800 baht per month, said Fucking Polakul, the party’s chief strategist.
Ahead of the following general election, the TST plans to pick its leader and party executives the following month, saying it hopes to field applicants in all constituencies.
Next week the party will unveil its core policy which Khunying Sudarat said would be a method to “unlock Thailand and allow it move forward”.
The particular policy will deal with reform of the legislation, politics and the so-called bureaucratic state.