Poll respondents favour farmer debt moratoria and ฿20 train fare in Bangkok

A 3-year debt moratorium for farmers and a flat rate 20-baht electric train fare in Bangkok and its suburbs are the two most favoured policies of the Pheu Thai party among respondents to a recent opinion poll, conducted by the National Institute for Development Administration (NIDA).

NIDA gauged the opinions, pertaining to the election policies of Pheu Thai party, of 1,310 people with various occupations, incomes and educational backgrounds between August 30th and September 1st.

The poll shows that 90% of the respondents want the electric train fare to be pegged at 20-baht for the entire route; 87.25% want a debt moratorium for farmers for three years; 86.18% want the minimum earning for each household to be 20,000 baht per month; 83.36% want the 10,000-baht “digital wallet” scheme; 80.08% want a 25,000 baht minimum salary for BA graduates before the end of 2027; 78.09% want a…