Opposition believes Srettha government lacks a strategy

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s decision to delay implementation of the controversial “digital wallet” scheme has added to people’s worries about the sluggish economy and has fuelled opposition criticism of his government’s lack of a coherent strategy in running the country.

In an interview with Thai PBS World, deputy leader of the Move Forward party, Sirikanya Tansakul, faulted the five-month-old Srettha government for failing to provide clearly defined and measurable policy goals, which legislators could use to assess its performance.

“I cannot grade Srettha’s performance because he never proposes measurable targets to Parliament. It is difficult to say if the Srettha administration passes or fails. The Srettha government has made efforts to attract more investors, but it seems that they do not have a clear strategy as to which business or sector they really want…