GOVERNMENT
The government’s perceived failure to tackle corruption ranked as its biggest disappointment over the past two years, a survey has revealed.
The results of a Suan Dusit poll released yesterday list the five areas in which the government could have done better and the five areas in which it has done well.
The poll was conducted among 6,546 people in all 76 provinces from Dec 10 to Dec 27.
The biggest number of respondents (34.44%) listed the government’s greatest failure as its inability to tackle the problem of corruption.
Another 21.01% criticised the government for failing to remedy economic woes such as the soaring price of consumer products and the cost of living.
Next, 16.83% complained about the government’s perceived attempts to interfere in the judicial system, while 14.12% said the government performed poorly in its dealings with Cambodia over the Preah Vihear temple.
The remaining 13.6% said they disagreed with the government’s recent approval of a pay raise for MPs, senators and members of tambon administration organisations.
On the positive side, respondents were most impressed with the administration’s policy to provide 15 years of free education, with 45.63% giving the move their thumbs’ up.
The government’s welfare schemes for the elderly, the disabled and the underprivileged were welcomed by 18.76% of those polled.
Measures to stimulate the economy and to solve the problem of loan sharks had the backing of 14.37%, while 13.31% liked the government’s farm price guarantees and measures to support the farm sector. Finally, 7.93% were happy with the state public health and medical welfare programme.
Asked to rank its performance on a scale of one to 10 over its two years in office, the government received an average of 6.35, according to the poll.
<!–
Give us your ideas!
What do you want to see at the website? We need your input! We appreciate your suggestions.
–>
Did you know?
You can subscribe to free e-newsletters and receive e-mail alerts when other people leave
comments in articles after you did. Click here to take full advantage of the alerts!