Chairman of the Industrial Council. Believe in Pheu Thai Party Personnel must be mobilized to help drive the national economy. Emphasizing the need to urgently solve the stomach problem Ready to propose ways to stimulate the economy

Mr. Kriengkrai Thiannukul, Chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries, revealed that the appearance of the Seratha 1 Cabinet that received His Majesty the King today is not much different from the list that was released before. There were only two people who dropped from the list, namely Mr. Phichit and Mr. Pai Lik, but both of them were not involved with the Economic Cabinet that the private sector was keeping an eye on. Because there were concerns from the beginning that the structure of the coalition government with up to 11 parties may cause some problems with quota allocation When the list of names was finalized, many people in the Economic Cabinet had seen the results. But for some people who have never seen it, they must give it a chance to work. And see what the government led by the Pheu Thai Party and Mr. Settha will do in leading the economic team. To drive in the same direction The important thing is what to do to build investor confidence.

However, he believes that the Pheu Thai Party who has experience in economics Personnel must be mobilized to help drive Thailand's economy to recovery. Amidst the challenges all around Especially of the world economy and the Thai economy which is in a fragile period. The economic team must work immediately and do their best. The important thing is to see the common good. The nation and the people are the focus, along with emphasizing the problems that we want to urgently solve, namely the problems of the stomach that we have talked about continually. Because right now many things are quite deep. Whether it's household debt, electricity bills, oil bills, production cost problems. Interest rates that are in an uptrend are putting pressure on the Thai economy. And must find new projects to stimulate the economy, stimulate money injections, and create employment. The second issue is Looking at the economic structure Finding new markets Export side Because right now the main markets around the world, including America, Europe, and China, are not good. Therefore, we must rush to find new markets and negotiate FTAs that are still pending with various countries. as quickly as possible, such as FTA EU in order not to be at a disadvantage to neighboring countries And the government must find a way to drive this important economic engine. For example, tourism in order to achieve the target of 30 million tourists and be quality tourists able to spend fully to make the pellets injected into the system.

However, it is expected that soon the FTI and the Federation of Thai Industries will There will be an opportunity to discuss with the Prime Minister. and the economic team To propose ways to stimulate the economy Push for solutions based on the proposals compiled in the white paper. Before the election, it had already been sent to various political parties and government agencies. Especially the guidelines for stimulating Thai exports in the second half of 2023 and will also present new problems that are going to be a big problem in Thailand. that entrepreneurs in more than 20 industries in F.T.I. have been affected Because there are many cheap products flooding into Thailand. causing entrepreneurs to be unable to sell products Problems related to exports that need to be resolved quickly, such as the thin wood plywood industry Stuck at the pier for unknown reasons. and will expand the results of water management from drought problems. At this time there has been no movement. It will offer long-term solutions. Water management projects from abroad may be revived again.

Source: Thai News Agency