Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha chairs a meeting about economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic at Government House on July 10. (Government House photo) Hanoi (VNA) - A majority of Thai peoplesaid it is time for a cabinet reshuffle, according an opinion survey by theSuan Dusit Rajabhat University or Suan Dusit Poll.
The poll was conducted on July 8-11 on 1,269 people throughout thecountry after a cabinet reshuffle became a hot topic for discussion among thepublic after the government under Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha completedits first year in office on July 10.
Asked whether it was now time for a cabinetreshuffle, 67 percent said "yes", reasoning that the overall economywas not in good shape, the cost of living - particularly the price ofelectricity - was high, many people were jobless and debt-ridden, andprofessionals should be given the opportunity to solve the country's problems.
Another 23.40 percent were ambivalent about a reshuffle, saying it was up tothe prime minister. Meanwhile, 8.75 percent said it was not yet time for areshuffle as there are still other important issues to be resolved.
Thailand's economy is said to fall into recession after its GDP fell by 1.8percent in the first quarter of 2020, thesharpest decline since the fourth quarter of 2011.
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has cut the country’s economic growth to a record contraction of 8.1 percent in 2020. Meanwhile, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has forecasted thatThailand's economy will fall by 6.5 percent this year, the sharpest declineamong members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)./.
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