Poll: One-third of Thai handout recipients have not decided to back govt

Eligible cash recipients under the state-sponsored cash handout scheme flock to withdraw their money from the Government Savings Bank in Mae Chan district, Chiang Rai on Oct 1. (Photo supplied)
On October 1, residents of the Mae Chan city, Chiang Rai, gather to remove their money from the Government Savings Bank. ( Photo supplied )

According to a poll conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration, Nida Poll, really over one-third of Thais are also unsure whether to support the government once they have received 10,000 baht under its flagship signal system.

The poll was conducted global on Oct 1-3, with 1, 312 responders aged 18 and over of several levels of education and employment.

After receiving the 10, 000-baht flyer from their families under the electronic budget scheme, the responses to the question of whether they would give social support to&nbsp, the Pheu Thai-led government, various as follows:

34.35 percent of respondents said they had never yet made a decision and were uncertain.

30.3 % claimed that the government’s handout program could serve as a small part of their support.

20.38 % said they currently supported the Paetongtarn Shinawatra administration, with or without its flyer plan.

13. 13 % of respondents said they would never support the current government despite their actions.

1.83 % did not know or were not interested

The responses were as follows when asked what the respondents intended to use the 10,000-baht money flyer for:

86.79 % daily expenses ( including utility bills and petrol )

16.49 % saving for future expenses

14.35 % repaying debt

13.59 % health-related expenses ( e. g., buying medicines, seeing a doctor )

8.24 % buying merchandise for reselling

7.48 % education expenses

1.37 % purchasing electrical appliances

1.07 % getting underground/ state lottery tickets

0.99 % buying mobile phones / IT devices

0.69 % entertainment purposes ( e. g., partying, buying alcohol or cigarettes ) &nbsp,

0.31 % travel

0.15 % buying gold / jewellery

0.99 % did n’t answer