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According to the Coalition-led Pheu Thai Party, gasoline prices will be soon reduced, as will gasoline prices for a few user groups, and electric train fares will eventually be flat at 20 baht.

The party stated on its Facebook webpage on Sunday that it is possible to immediately reduce gasoline prices across the board and reduce gasoline costs for a few user groups.

Later, the group may come up with strategies to entirely lower diesel prices. Most facilities had gasoline prices of 31.94 ringgit per gallon on Sunday.

The government does extend its loan payments for the power generation authority of Thailand’s subsidy in order to lower the power tariff during periods of high generation costs. From this fortnight to December, the electricity price was set at 4.45 ringgit per unit.

According to Pheu Thai, the case do decide to lower power and petrol prices at its first meeting. On Tuesday, fresh government officials were scheduled to be sworn in.

Suriya Jungrungreangkit, the transport minister for Pheu Thai, stated that the 20-baht level menu for electric trains was a crucial, essential party policy and that he would examine implementing it with groups like the Finance Ministry, Mass Rapid Transit Authority, and the Department of Rail Transport.

They may raise money and set deadlines for carrying out, he said.

According to the transport minister, the subsidized 20-baht level fare was estimated to cost 5.45 billion Baht per year for common commuters and 307.86 million BaHt for people with state welfare cards.

Depending on the rail systems and the distance traveled, electric train fares range from 17 baht to 43 – 47 Baht.

To support the development of aviation and commerce, Mr. Suriya declared that he would press for the development of airports like Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi, and Phuket.

The development of the entire linear system, including land, water, and air transport, would be accelerated, he continued. A southern area bridge job to connect the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea would be one of them, along with railroads and roads.

Most people like the Pheu Thai Party’s policies but do not think all of them can be successfully implemented, according to the result of an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

The poll was conducted on Aug 30-Sept 1 in telephone interviews with 1,310 people aged 18 and over of various levels of education, occupations and incomes throughout the country to compile their opinions on the policies of the Pheu Thai Party, the largest of the 11 parties in the coalition government under Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.

Asked whether they wanted the following 10 of the Pheu Thai policies implemented, a majority of respondents said “yes”, ranging from a high of 87% for a moratorium on farmers’ debt repayments to a low of 58% for the abolition of conscription.  The figures below do not include the small number who did not answer. 

1. A 3-year moratorium on farmers’ debt payments – 87.25% said “yes”/ 7.33% said “no”
2. A minimum monthly income of 20,000 baht per family – 86.18% “yes”/ 7.94% “no”
3. A 10,000 baht digital wallet for all from 16 years old and higher – 83.36% “yes”/ 11.91% “no”
4. A 25,000-baht starting salary per month for bachelor’s degree graduates by 2027 – 80.08% “yes”/12.67% “no”
5. A people’s constitution – 78.80% “yes”/10.61% “no”
6. A state-run hospital for each of the 50 districts of Bangkok – 78.17% “yes”‘/10.76% “no”
7. A 600-baht daily minimum wage by 2027 – 78.09% “yes”/13.51% “no”
8. An election of governors in some pilot provinces – 73.51% “yes”/16.87% “no”
9. A 20-baht electric train fare for an entire route – 72.90% “yes”/ 13.97% “no”
10. Abolition of mandatory military conscription – 58.32% “yes”/34.66% “no”

Asked which of these policies they believed could be successfully implemented, however, the numbers of respondents saying “yes” were considerably lower:

1. A 3-year moratorium on farmers’ debt repayments – 68.62% said “yes”; 18.63% “no”; 12.75% uncertain; and 0.30% had no answer
2. A 10,000 baht digital wallet for all those at least 16 years old – 53.82% “yes”; 29.01% “no”; 16.87% uncertain; and 0.30% no answer
3. An election of governors in some pilot provinces – 52.98% “yes”; 27.86% “no”; 16.18% uncertain; and 2.98% no answer
4. A state-run hospital for each of the 50 districts of Bangkok – 50.15% “yes”; 28.63% “no”; 17.86% uncertain; and 3.36% no answer
5. A 20-baht electric train fare for an entire route – 48.09% “yes”; 30.15% “no”; 18.78% uncertain; and 2.98% no answer
6. A minimum monthly income of 20,000 baht per family – 40.31% “yes”; 40.31% “no”; 19.08% uncertain; and 0.30% no answer
7. Abolition of mandatory military conscription – 43.74% said “no”; 39.69% “yes”; 15.73% uncertain; and 0.84% no answer
8. A people’s constitution – 39.01% “yes”; 35.72% “no”; 23.51% uncertain; and 1.76% no answer
9. A 600-baht daily minimum wage by 2027 – 41.98% “no”; 37.18% “yes”; 20.46% uncertain; and 0.38% no answer
10. A 25,000-baht starting salary per month for bachelor’s degree graduates by 2027 – 41.14% said “no”; 36.64% “yes”; 21.76% uncertain; and 0.46% no answer.

The answers revealed that most of the respondents believed that of the 10 mentioned policies, five would be successfully implemented.

On the successful introduction of the minimum monthly income of 20,000 baht per family, the “yes” and “no” answers were the same at 40.31%.

However, most respondents did not believe or were uncertain that the policies on abilition of military conscription, a people’s constitution, a 600-baht daily minimum wage by 2027, and a 25,000-baht starting salary per month for bachelor’s degree graduates would be successfully implemented.

Most people like the Pheu Thai Party’s policies but do not think all of them can be successfully implemented, according to the result of an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, or Nida Poll.

The poll was conducted on Aug 30-Sept 1 in telephone interviews with 1,310 people aged 18 and over of various levels of education, occupations and incomes throughout the country to compile their opinions on the policies of the Pheu Thai Party, the largest of the 11 parties in the coalition government under Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.

Asked whether they wanted the following 10 of the Pheu Thai policies implemented, most of the respondents said “yes” and fewer said “no”, while the rest were not interested or had no comment.

1. A 3-year moratorium on farmer’ debt payments – 87.25% said “yes”/ 7.33% said “no”
2. A minimum monthly income of 20,000 baht per family – 86.18% “yes”/ 7.94% “no”
3. A 10,000 baht digital wallet for all from 16 years old and higher – 83.36% “yes”/ 11.91% “no”
4. A 25,000-baht starting salary per month for bachelor’s degree graduates by 2027 – 80.08% “yes”/12.67% “no”
5. A people’s constitution – 78.80% “yes”/10.61% “no”
6. A state-run hospital for each of the 50 districts of Bangkok – 78.17% “yes”‘/10.76% “no”
7. A 600-baht daily minimum wage by 2027 – 78.09% “yes”/13.51% “no”
8. An election of governors in some pilot provinces – 73.51% “yes”/16.87% “no”
9. A 20-baht electric train fare for an entire route – 72.90% “yes”/ 13.97% “no”
10. Abolition of mandatory military conscription – 58.32% “yes”/34.66% “no”

Asked which of these policies they believed could be successfully implemented, the answers were as follows:

1. A 3-year moratorium on farmer’s debt repayments – 68.62% said “yes”; 18.63% “no”; 12.75% uncertain; and 0.30% had no answer
2. A 10,000 baht digital wallet for all from 16 years old and higher – 53.82% “yes”; 29.01% “no”; 16.87% uncertain; and 0.30% no answer
3. An election of governors in some pilot provinces – 52.98% “yes”; 27.86% “no”; 16.18% uncertain; and 2.98% no answer
4. A state-run hospital for each of the 50 districts of Bangkok – 50.15% “yes”; 28.63% “no”; 17.86% uncertain; and 3.36% no answer
5. A 20-baht electric train fare for an entire route – 48.09% “yes”; 30.15% “no”; 18.78% uncertain; and 2.98% no answer

6. A minimum monthly income of 20,000 baht per family – 40.31% “yes”; 40.31% “no”; 19.08% uncertain; and 0.30% no answer

7. Abolition of mandatory military conscription – 43.74% said “no”; 39.69% “yes”; 15.73% uncertain; and 0.84% no answer
8. A people’s constitution – 39.01% “yes”; 35.72% “no”; 23.51% uncertain; and 1.76% no answer
9. A 600-baht daily minimum wage by 2027 – 41.98% “no”; 37.18% “yes”; 20.46% uncertain; and 0.38% no answer
10. A 25,000-baht starting salary per month for bachelor’s degree graduates by 2027 – 41.14% said “no”; 36.64% “yes”; 21.76% uncertain; and 0.46% no answer.

From the answers to the second questions, most of the respondents believed that of the 10 mentioned policies, five would be successfully implemented.

To the policy on a minimum monthly income of 20,000 baht per family, the “yes” and “no” answers were the same at 40.31%.

Most of the respondents did not believe or were uncertain the policies on abilition of military conscription, a people’s constitution, a 600-baht daily minimum wage by 2027, and a 25,000-baht starting salary per month for bachelor’s degree graduates would be successfully implemented.