Critics at a forum on Tuesday took aim at populist policies touted by political parties ahead of the May 14 general election, saying they could plunge the country into further debt.
The issue was raised at the forum co-organised by the Third Council Speaks and the Relatives’ Committee of May 1992 Heroes, which had panellists including Adul Kiewboribun, head of the relatives’ committee, Preeda Tiasuwan, head of the Social Venture Network Asia (Thailand), and Banyong Pongpanich, chairman of the executive committee of Kiatnakin Phatra Bank.
Mr Adul said that appropriate populist policies should be designed to yield sustainable results for future generations and create activities to help boost the economy rather than only handing out money to people who will use it up in the short term.
Political parties have only provided scant details of their populist policies and…
