Urgent priorities of the new government are to ease the cost-of-living burden on the public, find markets for SME products and push ahead with policies promised during the election campaign, economists say. According to Mr Kiatanantha, the most urgent task of the new administration is to support people affected by the economic slowdown. He added that another urgent policy priority is to assist small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that are facing liquidity problems. For example, one party could oversee a cluster of five key economic ministries, while another could take charge of three ministries related to quality-of-life issues. This would also make it easier for each coalition party to communicate its achievements to the public, such as being responsible for improving people's quality of life.

Source: Bangkok Post February 09, 2026 23:17 UTC